It has come to our attention that Fraudsters are using WhatsApp in extorting money from members of the Public.

It has also been established by our investigators that fraudsters use the victims WhatsApp numbers to install WhatsApp in their handsets, they call and disguise as Irembo staff claiming to have mistakenly sent verification codes to the victims’ numbers and ask to be forwarded the codes.

The victims’ WhatsApp gets switched off while fraudsters get full access to their WhatsApp and begin soliciting money from phone contacts where they call friends of the victims asking to send money to the provided numbers promising to pay back after busy commitments.

A team of investigators from RIB are tracking down these culprits to face Justice and to prevent other cybercrimes. We are therefore calling upon anyone who has fallen victim to these scammers or noticing suspicious activities in this regard to report to any nearest RIB station for further investigation.

We urge the public not to share their WhatsApp credentials/codes to anyone who ask for them through phone calls or any other ways as scammers use these credentials for WhatsApp identity theft.

We also appeal to members of the Public to be cautious with sudden request to transfer money through Mobile Money from members within their phone contacts.

The Public can also call our toll free number 166 to report any related cases.