They said that comprehensive investigation by the detectives based at the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau identified the identity of the defacto criminal. He had been linked with series of previous crimes. The fraudsters used to hijack victim’s phone number and use it gain access to personal data and bank accounts through the mobile banking applications. 

Photo: (Courtesy) David Mutai, suspected Mastermind of Mulot Sim Swap syndicate.

The suspected Mulot mastermind is akdo linked to the recent Sim Swap syndicate where Legislature from the region reported to had lost Ksh 941,000.

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