Community

A tiny amount of fraud, but it is the police who are bearing the cost of the investigation. They should have been better consulted. Ultimately though, the police ought to be happy that the amount of cash in the community is being reduced. 

The good news is there is a solution for the paranoid... a tin foil wallet! 

This is a great idea for social events- be they weekends away, or a night on the town.  I remember from many years ago, the norm with a group of lads on a night out was to have a kitty - everyone would put in the same amount of money at the start of the night, then expenses (mostly drinks, but also taxis, food, etc) would get taken out of it. This was much easier than expecting people to buy rounds - someone always skived out, someone always ended up buying more expensive drinks. The kitty is very democratic!

Some mobile services, including MTN Uganda, will allow you to send money to an unregistered phone number. This money can then be claimed at an agent. If it is not claimed, it will remain in a suspense account. 

From here, poor controls and a lack of processes for users to redeem the unclaimed funds created the opportunity for fraud.