Residents of Nyamagabe District have been asked to shun fraud and all kinds of deceitful or dishonest means of getting quick money.

The call follows an arrest of four men, who allegedly ran a gambling scam to defraud residents.Police identified the suspects as Charles Bizimana, Ezekias Hagenimana, Patrick Rukundo and Frank Mugisha. They are currently detained at Tare Police Station.

The Southern Province Police spokesperson, Chief Inspector of Police Andre Hakizimana, said the suspects could lure people into some illegal betting games, promising them to win a lot of money only if they invested some little amount into that form of gambling.

CIP Hakizimana explained that, "the suspects used very small objects painted in different colors; they laid all these objects on the ground and would ask residents to pay some money with a promise to double the cash if a person picked up a lucky object.”

He also said the suspects asked residents to also bet properties like cell phones and bicycles.

"Some members of this racket pretended they had won some big money from this game, they kept luring more people to stake their money in the game, said Hakizimana.

He said, shortly after arresting the suspects, Police received complaints from five people claiming that they had lost their money to the quartet.

CIP Hakizimana appealed to residents to be cautious of such scams, warning of risks associated with trying to get easy money.

He further called upon other people that might still be involved in fraudulent activities to refrain from such malpractices and instead invest their money into legal and profitable business ventures.

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