Fake bank notes top list of fraud in Kenya

A police officer displays fake money recovered in an operation. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Counterfeit bank notes are the most common form of fraud in Kenya, with mobile money and bank agents being the key targets.

A nationwide survey released recently by the Central Bank of Kenya shows that mobile money agents, who largely consist of M-Pesa agents, had 24,562 cases of counterfeit notes, which is 97 per cent of the fraud cases they face.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.