Notorious online influencer “Passy Ma Trevor,” whose real name is Pascaline Peter and George Mutunga (also known as c), is charged with obtaining Ksh 80 million from 79 victims by falsely promising monthly returns of 23.5% while operating an unlicensed collective investment scheme.
On November 13, 2024, the court will deliver a decision on bond.
In August, a group of Kenyans on Facebook were in distress after they lost almost Ksh 300 million to Passy Ma Trevor, who had promised to pay them a 23.5% monthly interest on their investment.
When she announced that she was looking for investors in 2022, the investors, who are primarily her fans because she is a brave HIV activist, fell for the scam.
Her public acts of kindness, such as organizing fundraisers (later revealed to be self-enrichment scams), influenced unsuspecting investors to seize the opportunity to generate additional income.
She invested millions in her scheme, launching a new land firm that sold plots through the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo Plan.
To them, she was a business expert who would double their money.
So without due diligence or having met her in person, the investors who were in droves like the Serengeti wildebeests sent their hard-earned millions, not knowing that she was forwarding the same texts to all of them.
Some individuals withdrew millions from their savings, while others pursued higher incomes through loans, accounting for 23.5% of the total.
Others introduced their family and friends to this get-rich-quick scheme and invested heavily, waiting for profits.
Meanwhile, all she did was edit the messages, wait for new investors, and party after party because she was a small girl and a big god.
Money was not a problem. When people questioned her about the deal, something was evident in her posts.
