Police say scammers are using counterfeit dollar notes in money exchange transactions and have cautioned the public to be wary of such scams.
They said that scammers are using online platforms to promote their dollar exchange businesses and have used counterfeit notes in the transactions. Police said several such cases have been reported to them and that they are investigating these cases.
Police explained that in one such instance the scammers had promoted their business on a Viber community and had exchanged private messages to a potential customer who is looking to exchange rufiyaa notes for dollar notes. They said that the scammers had then proceeded to lure the customer to an isolated location to complete the transaction.
Police said once the customer hands over the rufiyaa notes, the scammers give the counterfeit dollar notes.
To avoid such scams police have advised the public to use legitimate dollar exchange businesses to complete such transactions and to make sure that the dollar notes received are legitimate.
