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Last summer brought Sweden’s first Swish mugging, when two thugs beat up a man and forced him to Swish them. The criminals were rapidly identified by their account.
This has to be a candidate for the most stupid crime of the year. I realise it is up against some pretty stiff competition - I absolutely love Drew Curtis’ Fark and some of the crimes curated there are jaw-dropping but, I mean… come on.
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The commission is on its third day of vetting traffic police officers in Mombasa where most have been found with huge M-Pesa transactions.
From Police officer on Sh45,000 salary moves Sh100m via Mpesa - Politics and policy
Who knew a life in public service could be so rewarding?
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In other cases, rogue officers open mobile money outlets where an alleged offender is given the agent’s number and told to withdraw bribe money from their accounts — instead of sending. One does not need to be anywhere near the agent’s physical location.
At the end of the day, the rogue officers reconcile their dirty proceeds by making entries in the catalogue, including filling fictitious personal details of those who “withdrew” cash.
From M-Pesa the bribe, and other tricks traffic police use - Daily Nation
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Junior officers in the police force were being used by senior police officers to get bribes from the public and send the money through specific M-Pesa accounts. It emerged during the vetting process that the senior officers had set a target for their juniors which they were supposed to meet daily.
From M-Pesa Transactions Led To The Sacking of The 63 Police Officers ▷ Tuko.co.ke
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