Police Arrest Woman Masquerading as Lawyer, Recover Fake Seals and Stamps
According to LSK officials, the stamps and seals were being used without the knowledge of the relevant firms...
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A woman has been arrested in Migori County, Kenya, for impersonating a lawyer and illegally offering legal services. This arrest follows a similar operation two weeks prior in Kisii where three other individuals were apprehended for similar offenses.
- The 31-year-old fake lawyer will be charged with impersonation after being found with fake law firm seals and stamps.
- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Chairperson Kisii Chapter, Davin Biyaki, confirmed the arrest and noted the use of real law firms' seals without their knowledge.
- The previous arrests in Kisii involved individuals operating from cyber cafes, offering services like certifying documents and commissioning EACC forms for job seekers.
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The Kenyan government has issued a warning about a scam targeting beneficiaries of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme, where fraudulent apps require registration fees for Ksh50,000 grants. It also expressed concern that citizens rescued from cybercrime networks abroad are returning home to establish similar online scam operations. Separately, police in Migori County arrested a woman for impersonating a lawyer and illegally offering legal services, recovering fake seals and stamps. This follows a similar operation two weeks prior in Kisii where three other individuals were apprehended for similar offenses.
