How to report a crypto scam in Kenya
Report to the DCI and the relevant regulator, and contact your bank or mobile-money provider straight away to try to stop the funds.
Report to these authorities
- •DCI — the Directorate of Criminal Investigations; report at your nearest police station or its online portal.
- •Capital Markets Authority (CMA) — for investment fraud and unlicensed schemes.
- •Your bank or mobile-money provider (e.g. M-Pesa / Safaricom) — call immediately to flag the transaction.
Do this in every case
- •Stop all contact and send no more money — including "fees" or "taxes" to withdraw.
- •Secure your accounts (passwords + 2FA) and move any remaining crypto.
- •Preserve evidence: screenshots, wallet addresses, transaction hashes.
- •Report the scam wallet address on Chainabuse.
⚠️ Beware "recovery" services. Anyone who contacts you promising to get your money back for an upfront fee is almost always a second scam. See the red flags →
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