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DCI cautions against fake social media accounts

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The DCI wishes to Caution members of the public of the numerous social media accounts especially on Facebook and Instagram that purport to be official sites for the DCI.

Kindly note that the DCI DOES NOT operate any Instagram account, hence all such pages are Misleading and Fake.

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The only official social networking sites currently run by the DCI are Facebook (Directorate of Criminal Investigations – DCI), Twitter (DCI_Kenya) with the blue verified badge, and YouTube (DCI Kenya).

Further, the Director, DCI George Kinoti does not operate any personal social media account, and hence all such personal accounts bearing his name and photos are equally Fake.

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Whereas we have on various occasions reported and blocked similar fake accounts while effecting arrests of admins that went ahead to defraud unsuspecting members of the public, we warn netizens to exercise caution especially before revealing details of reports they may wish to DM in our inbox.

This warning follows concerns from victims who followed fake DCI accounts in masses, and in the process got hoodwinked in practices that were fraudulent.

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