Detectives in Kenya have arrested a suspect linked to sim swap fraud.
Emmanuel Kiprono was arrested in Thika, Central Kenya, after presenting himself to a Safaricom shop for sim replacement services.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect used a forged ID waiting card and a police abstract form purportedly issued by Central Police Station-Nairobi.
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Upon interrogation, Emmanuel Kiprono led detectives to a house in Zimmerman where they had been committing crimes.
Detectives recovered a mobile phone used for sim registration, assorted sim replacement cards, forged police abstract forms and waiting cards bearing different names, an Mpesa till number application booklet, and several ID cards from the house.
His arrest follows a similar one: Everline Alulu Kimani was arrested on September 19,2023 and arraigned.
She was also arrested after presenting herself to a Safaricom shop while seeking similar services as those of Kiprono and using forged documents.
Paper writings bearing confidential customer information were recovered from her house in Komarock-Nairobi.
“Kiprono and Alulu are believed to be a detachment of the infamous Mulot team who target individuals with large mobile money balances and once they take over the victims’ phone numbers, they are able drain off their accounts,” said DCI.
Meanwhile, the manhunt for several accomplices who have since been named is ongoing.
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