Police arrest suspected Facebook fraudster
A police officer interviews Steven Amanyire at the Central Police Station in Kampala shortly after his arrest. COURTESY PHOTO
Police in Kampala have arrested a man who allegedly created a fake Facebook account in a woman’s name and started conning unsuspecting job seekers of their money.
Police say Steven Amanyire, a 24-year-old resident of Kasubi, Rubaga Division in Kampala created a fake Facebook account in the names of Mugalanda Cathy Irene (Don), joined different nursing groups and advertised a number of Health Services Commission (HSC) jobs claiming to provide connections.
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The fake Facebook account which Amanyire had allegedly created to fleece unsuspecting job seekers of their money
“His unsuspecting victims would be then tasked to send money on a mobile money number 0788104333 conning an amount of money up to a tune of Shs15 million,” reads part of a police statement.
Amanyire was arrested on Monday by officers attached to Central Police Station in Kampala following a spate of reported cases involving fraud through use of fake Facebook accounts.
He is currently detained at CPS Kampala under charges of impersonation, electronic fraud and obtaining money by false pretence.
