Five arrested for conning woman Ksh.742K in fake Bamburi Cement online purchase
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The victim received an invoice demanding Ksh.742,000 and was instructed to pay the full amount through RTGS to a local bank account.
Five suspects have been arraigned for allegedly orchestrating an online fraud scheme in which a woman lost Ksh.742,000 while attempting to purchase cement from a fraudulent website impersonating Bamburi Cement PLC.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the incident dated back to August 2025, when the victim sought to purchase 1,400 bags of cement for a family construction project in Ruiru and found a website purporting to represent Bamburi Cement PLC.
