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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has exposed how Kenyans are losing money to scammers in cryptocurrency schemes.
In a statement on Wednesday evening, the DCI noted that several Kenyans have been lured to join online cryptocurrency investment platforms and end up losing their investments to fraudsters.
The agency noted that it has launched investigations on the cases where members of the public fell for the scam and ended up crying foul.
According to the DCI, the scammers pose as cryptocurrency agents and platforms convincing unsuspecting Kenyas to cash in.
The detectives noted that the scammers were sending “Make Money Sitting At Home” short messages (SMS) to Kenyans and subsequently asked them to join online investment platforms through anonymous links.
“We are currently investigating several such cases where investors who fell for the scam are crying foul. In the modern-day hoodwink that has swept the Kenyan market, short messages (SMS) that read “Make Money Sitting At Home” are being sent to random people, with a link to join the online investment platform,” DCI stated.
“With promises of high margins of profit as returns on investment, unsuspecting victims venture into the schemes and before they realize it, they’ve lost huge sums of money to scammers.”
The DCI cautioned Kenyans and any other person to beware of this scam advising them to venture into different ventures.
“The DCI cautions Kenyans and any other person to beware of this scam, and advises them to verify the authenticity of any online investment platforms with Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the Communication Authority (CA) respectively before investing their hard-earned money,” DCI added.
Further, the instigating agency called on the public to share information on the scam through its toll free hotline 0800722203.
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