Digital Vampires! Six Suspects Arrested While Receiving Training On How To Hack Banks

By Our Reporter

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Kenya, has confirmed the arrest of six suspected cybercriminals accused of luring unsuspecting victims and draining their bank accounts.

In a statement issued on June 5, 2025, DCI said that the suspects wiped out funds from unsuspecting victims’ accounts, leaving behind financial ruin and distress.

“Following the Wednesday arrest of six suspected cybercriminals, it has been established how the suspects’ sweet but venomous tongues pushed a cruel arm to the bank accounts of their targets, sweeping them clean and leaving behind shattered lives,” read part of the statement.

The ongoing investigation has further revealed how the gang has been targeting bank accounts of retirees, especially women, as soon as their pension benefits are debited

In one case reported at Nyahururu Police Station on January 17, 2025, a man lost Ksh 3.4 million to the syndicate.

In another case, a woman discovered her account with Ksh 1.8 million had been emptied on the morning of March 14, 2025.

Further, at Nakuru’s Mwariki Police Station, a third victim reported the loss of Ksh 1.3 million on April 7 after a call with a person he believed was a customer service agent.

Similarly, an elderly woman lost Ksh 1.2 million on the same day.

A 63-year-old former Ministry of Lands employee, who had served for decades, was left penniless after losing Ksh 2.3 million to the fraudsters.

In a similar fraud, another employee of the County Government of Nakuru lost Ksh 1.6 million and another Ksh 1.5 million.

Further investigations revealed that Dominic Langat, alias Solobwek, has primarily been using the phone numbers 0750 000 040 and 0734 333 335 in his operations to transact over a million Kenyan shillings daily since April.

In the well-coordinated fraud, Fortune Kinyanzui charges his web of accomplices Ksh 16,000 daily as airtime to recharge the spoofing accounts, and between Ksh 30,000 and Ksh 120,000 as his share, depending on each day’s fraud.

On the other hand, Solobwek has been paying the other gang members between 10% and 15%, depending on how much they get from the suspects.

The authority stated that the investigation is still ongoing to identify any more culprits or victims and uncover how the stolen money was withdrawn and shared amongst the perpetrators in cash.