US Alerts Police On Forgeries Syndicate
Dec 23, 2002
THE United States’ security has alerted their Ugandan counterparts to look out for an international syndicate of smooth-talking fraudsters.
By Alfred Wasike
THE United States’ security has alerted their Ugandan counterparts to look out for an international syndicate of smooth-talking fraudsters.
They use documents bearing US Government logos and requests for money to allegedly buy the “special†chemicals needed to manufacture dollars and other currencies.
Security at the US embassy in Kampala has denied the forgers’ allegations that the US Government has issued the letters they are presenting to their victims.
They asked the Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Katumba Wamala, to warn the public against the criminals.
Conviction for currency forgery is punishable by at least 3 years in prison.
“The US Government through its embassy in Kampala has asked us to work with them to fight this very serious international crime of forging dollars and other currencies. Our people are being conned of their monies,†the Police spokesperson, Asumani Mugenyi, told the weekly President’s Office briefing co-ordinated by information minister Basoga Nsadhu recently.
He showed a document used by the criminals. It bore the US flag on the top left-hand corner and the characteristic eagle emblem usually found in official US logos. It was headed, “Federal Reserve Bureau. Washington D.C. Vectro Chemical Anti-Breeze Manual. Caution.â€
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THE United States’ security has alerted their Ugandan counterparts to look out for an international syndicate of smooth-talking fraudsters.
They use documents bearing US Government logos and requests for money to allegedly buy the “special†chemicals needed to manufacture dollars and other currencies.
Security at the US embassy in Kampala has denied the forgers’ allegations that the US Government has issued the letters they are presenting to their victims.
They asked the Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Katumba Wamala, to warn the public against the criminals.
Conviction for currency forgery is punishable by at least 3 years in prison.
“The US Government through its embassy in Kampala has asked us to work with them to fight this very serious international crime of forging dollars and other currencies. Our people are being conned of their monies,†the Police spokesperson, Asumani Mugenyi, told the weekly President’s Office briefing co-ordinated by information minister Basoga Nsadhu recently.
He showed a document used by the criminals. It bore the US flag on the top left-hand corner and the characteristic eagle emblem usually found in official US logos. It was headed, “Federal Reserve Bureau. Washington D.C. Vectro Chemical Anti-Breeze Manual. Caution.â€
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