The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kenya has apprehended a Kenyan man for his involvement in a sophisticated gold fraud scam that defrauded a Canadian investor of over Ksh80 million. This arrest is part of a broader crackdown on transnational gold fraud syndicates.

• The scam involved a fake gold export deal of 250 kilograms of gold, resulting in a loss of Ksh80.34 million (USD 618,000) for the investor.
• The victim transferred Ksh41.39 million (USD 318,400) to the suspect's account and later sent an additional Ksh39 million (USD 300,000) in USDT cryptocurrency to the syndicate.
• This arrest follows the apprehension of a Cameroonian national, believed to be the mastermind, and another similar scam involving a Congolese national and a Kenyan who defrauded a Gabonese investor of Ksh18.2 million (USD 140,000).