Tuesday, 03 March 2026 - A cunning Nairobi woman has been arrested after her elaborate scheme of editing Mpesa payment messages finally caught up with her.
For weeks, she had been ordering food in the CBD and
cleverly altering transaction texts to trick unsuspecting vendors into
believing she had paid.
However, her luck ran out when she was cornered and publicly
humiliated after being busted mid-scam.
In a dramatic twist, she was forced to parade through the
streets carrying a placard boldly declaring:
“Mimi ni mwizi”
The incident has reignited conversations about the rise of digital fraud in Kenya’s urban centers.
With mobile money at the heart of everyday transactions,
cases like this highlight both the creativity of scammers and the vulnerability
of small businesses.
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A suspected thief has been caught in Nairobi and forced to confess on Camera at Kamukunji police station. Dear youth, crime doesn't work. pic.twitter.com/RVezHCu5q2
— Alinur Mohamed (@AlinurMohamed_) March 3, 2026
The
Kenyan DAILY POST
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