{Rwanda National Police (RNP) appeals to the general population to report individuals involved in fraudulent activities.}
The call follows an incident on August 15 when Police in Kamonyi District arrested two men; Fabrice Ntawuhiganayo and Norbert Muhirwa who were on the run following a report that they conned a businessman in Bugesera District.
The suspects are said to have conned the businessman in Nyamata Sector of Rwf1.8 million
The two suspects tricked the businessman with a mini-printer and made him to believe that the printer can also detect and print counterfeit money.
According to the police, the two suspects then asked the victim to give them Rwf1.8 million to get him chemicals for refilling the printer, before vanishing with the money.
After he reported the case, Police immediately started investigations and the duo was apprehended in Runda Sector of Kamonyi.
The Southern Region Police Spokesperson Hubert Gashagaza, said: “the two had initially received Rwf 1.6 million and they kept pushing the businessman to give them the outstanding Rwf200, 000. The trader reported the case to the police and the two were arrested as they waited for victim to give them the outstanding money.”
He further warned that; “People should not seek richness though illegal channels likes using counterfeits. These illegal acts should be reported immediately.”
Article 318 of the penal code stipulates that “any person who, intentionally obtains a property belonging to another person fraudulently or by using false names or qualities, to give rise to hope or fear of harm and obtains a part or whole of a fortune shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 years to 5 years and a fine of up to Rwf 5 million.”
Article 601 also states that “any person who fraudulently counterfeits, falsifies or alters coins, which are legal tender in Rwanda or abroad, bills issued by the State and bearing its stamp or emblem, banknotes, authorised notes or any other related effects used in Rwanda or abroad, or any person who introduces or issues on the Rwandan territory bills or notes which are legal tender with knowledge that they are counterfeit or altered, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to seven years.”
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