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The suspect in a photo taken at DCI Kasarani
In a tale straight out of a financial thriller, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have nabbed Pascaline Peter, better known by her alias Passy Ma Trevor, after she allegedly swindled a cool Ksh.350 million from unsuspecting Kenyans in a real estate scam that unraveled into a classic Ponzi scheme. The 36-year-old was finally tracked down to her hideout in Kantafu, Machakos County, where she was promptly arrested and booked at Kasarani Police Station, with a courtroom date set for Friday.
The suspect in her act, posing as a successful business woman.
The self-styled "businesswoman" seemed to be running a high-stakes game of Monopoly, using people’s hard-earned cash to fund her lavish lifestyle while operating an illegal money-lending institution in blatant violation of the Banking Act. Her pitch? A too-good-to-be-true promise of a 30% return on savings, enticing investors from Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, and Kiambu. She even sweetened the deal with claims of running a thriving real estate venture. But once the cash hit her accounts, she pulled the oldest trick in the scam book—vanished into thin air, phone switched off, leaving hundreds of victims in her wake.
DCI’s statement on X (formerly Twitter) revealed that Passy orchestrated the perfect financial Houdini act, convincing investors to funnel large sums into four bank accounts across Equity, Coop, Stanbic, and Kingdom Bank. With dreams of 30% returns shattered, victims filed formal complaints. It turns out over 200 people fell for her grand illusion, and with 106 cases already lodged, the number of duped investors could surpass 300.
Once her magical disappearance act fizzled, DCI detectives closed in on her, and she now faces a slew of serious charges, including money laundering and running an unlicensed lending institution. Detectives are also digging through her bank accounts, already uncovering over Ksh.26 million deposited in just two weeks, likely part of her ill-gotten gains.
Among her victims were senior civil servants and regular folks who believed they were buying land. Now, families are left devastated, having seen their life savings vanish in Passy’s disappearing act. Police are expecting more victims to come forward as they untangle this elaborate web of deceit.
For those inclined to think in only one dimension (horizontal), spit that thought. Below is the same character previously under unfortunate circumstances, before the tablets did their magic.
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