The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has warned people living in Rwanda of the rising threats of fraudulent schemes done against users of mobile money and mobile banking platforms.

RIB says that in the last two months it received about 80 cases of people whose money was stolen from mobile phones.

"We ask people living in Rwanda to protect their secret pins, avoid messages from strangers concerning money transactions, and also be cautious of people that call and impersonate as telecom company employees," said Marie-Michelle Umuhoza, the Spokesperson of RIB.

Umohoza says there is a campaign where RIB is sensitizing people about the theft schemes so that such crimes will be dealt with in the country.

According to information from RIB, in order to arrest the people suspected of the theft done in about the last two months, RIB partnered with MTN Rwanda.