Police in Nakuru have arrested three Mpesa gangster suspects.
The trio was nabbed in Bondeni area on Thursday.
It is suspected that the three, a woman and two men are part of an organized outlawed gang involved in Mpesa theft syndicate in Nakuru town and its environs.
They were found in possession of several National Identification cards, mobile phones, money, and SIM cards.
The fraudsters make calls and pretend to be employees of service providers.
People who answer the calls are asked to share sensitive information such as ID and PIN numbers.
The fraudsters then SWAP the SIM cards, a process which allows them to transfer money, carry out mobile and internet banking services, make voice calls and use data and other services.
One of the suspects identified as Lucy Muthoni Wanjiku owns an M-pesa shop which police believe the suspects have been using to withdraw money that has been defrauded from members of the public.
The arrest comes after Safaricom on Thursday announced that it has lost Sh20million to cyber criminals this year.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said it seized 2,160 unused Safaricom SIM cards and three M-Pesa booklets from telecommunications firm, Safaricom.
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