Police hold Internet fraud suspect
Jan 07, 2005
A suspected Internet fraudster who allegedly defrauded a UK firm of a modern photo-processing machine worth US$ 27,822 (sh48.2m) has been arrested and the equipment recovered by police in crack down against cyber crime.<br>
By Steven Candia and Grace Wafula
A suspected Internet fraudster who allegedly defrauded a UK firm of a modern photo-processing machine worth US$ 27,822 (sh48.2m) has been arrested and the equipment recovered by police in crack down against cyber crime.
Detectives from the anti-fraud unit at the Criminal Investigation Directorate headquarters raided Colour Plus, a photo studio on Wilson road where the equipment was being kept and quizzed the proprietor, Manu Kanani, who had reportedly bought it from the fraudster. Kanani, police said, would record a statement.
Moses Bagala, a teacher residing in Makindye, a city suburb, was picked by detectives on Tuesday afternoon, bringing to an end more than three months of investigations as the Police tried to unravel the scam.
Bagala, the Police said, used Jim Investment, a fake company, to defraud Ian Smith, the proprietor of Minilab Support Services, a UK-based firm, of the equipment using a fake cheque (Bichupuli).
Okoth Ochola, the CID deputy director, said charges would be preferred against Bagala, who would appear in court any time.
A suspected Internet fraudster who allegedly defrauded a UK firm of a modern photo-processing machine worth US$ 27,822 (sh48.2m) has been arrested and the equipment recovered by police in crack down against cyber crime.
Detectives from the anti-fraud unit at the Criminal Investigation Directorate headquarters raided Colour Plus, a photo studio on Wilson road where the equipment was being kept and quizzed the proprietor, Manu Kanani, who had reportedly bought it from the fraudster. Kanani, police said, would record a statement.
Moses Bagala, a teacher residing in Makindye, a city suburb, was picked by detectives on Tuesday afternoon, bringing to an end more than three months of investigations as the Police tried to unravel the scam.
Bagala, the Police said, used Jim Investment, a fake company, to defraud Ian Smith, the proprietor of Minilab Support Services, a UK-based firm, of the equipment using a fake cheque (Bichupuli).
Okoth Ochola, the CID deputy director, said charges would be preferred against Bagala, who would appear in court any time.