JUST IN: Luxury Scam: Man Cons Airbnb Host in Mombasa, Vanishes with Ksh370K Bill 

  Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a man accused of masterminding a high-stakes scam at the luxurious Jumeirah Palm Resort in Mombasa, exposing what appears to be a pattern of fraud stretching across Africa. The suspect, posing as a wealthy guest, booked a lavish three-bedroom Airbnb for a two-week stay, racking up a bill of Ksh370,300. He sent the host a supposed RTGS payment message of Ksh105,800—money that never appeared in Airbnb’s account. When questioned, the suspect smoothly reassured the host that his company would handle the full payment before checkout. But instead of settling the bill, he and his two accomplices vanished without a trace.
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