Woman in Multi-million fake Australian job charged.
A businessman who allegedly promised to connect over 40 Kenyans to non-existing jobs in Australian has been charged with 50 Million Fraud
Teresia Mumbi Kamau was charged before Milimani Magistrate Benard Ochoi where she denied the charges.
The court however did not release her on bond after the prosecution objected the same on the ground that she was a flight risk and more complainants were yet to register their complains.
According to the charge sheet, the accused person defrauded Mary Wairimu Muturi.
She is said to have promised the complainant that upon enabling her to train, she would fix her to a certain job in Australia a fact she knew was false.
The court heard that in the process, she defrauded her Sh 186,000 for the said purpose.
In the second count, she defrauded Margret Njeri Sh 160,000 on the ground that she will also get her job in Australia.
She committed the offence on April 1, 2022 at Hakima Business Centre in Nairobi CBD contrary to the law.
The court also heard that the accused person on April 6, 2023 and October 29, 2023 at Hakati business center in Nairobi CBD defrauded Amanda Wairimu Amina Sh 200,000.
The accused person obtained another 200,000 from Immaculate Njeri Irungu at the same place and she also promised her the said job in Australia.
Another victim who was defrauded of the said amount was Antony Ndogo.
He is said to have handed the accused person some Sh 200,000 at the same place but on March 29, 2023 to May 20, 2023.
The court heard that the accused person again obtained 100,000 on October 29, 2022 from Jane Gathoni after promoting her the said job in Australia a fact she knew was false.
Others who lost the said amount to the accused person were: Diana Wangari Sh175,000, Peter Kiarie Sh210,000, Beatrice Njenga Sh120,000, Morris Otieno Sh180,000, Jackline Ondieki Sh 174,000, Naomi Wanjiku Sh100,000, Elizabeth Wanjiro Sh100,000, Leoscot Micho Sh 120,000, Timothy Sila Sh 22,000, Alfred Munene Sh 140,000 and list continues.
Mumbi was charged that on March 16/2023, at Hakati Business Center in Nairobi Cetral Business District, jointly with others not court, with intent to defraud obtained Sh 154,000 from Odongo Ombui Duke by falsely pretending that you were in a position to secure job placement in Australia upon completion of a training that she offered a fact she knew to be false.
She was also charged with obtaining Sh 200,000 from Esther Wanjiru Muturi by falsely pretending that she was in a position to secure job placement in Australia upon completion of a training that she offered knowing it was false.
The woman was also charged in another count with obtaining Sh 350,000 from Peter Korichu Kamau by falsely pretending that she was in a position to secure job placement in Australia upon completion of a training knowing it was untrue.
The woman is said to have defrauded the complainants the said amount in millions.
The offence was committed on different days and times but at the said time.
The amounts in questions run in millions.
In court she denied the charges but he is still detained
