Maputo, 2 Aug (AIM) – The Mozambican Attorney General’s Office (PGR) recorded, in the first half of the current year, 508 criminal cases related to telecommunications fraud and electronic means of payment.
According to assistant attorney general and head of the PGR’s specialized criminal department, Amabélia Chuquela, who made the announcement on Thursday, in Maputo, the highest number of cases were recorded in Maputo city, the central province of Zambézia and the northern province of Niassa.
Chuquela said that inter-institutional coordination among banks, credit institutions, financial companies, and telecommunications operators has been strengthened and improved.
“The improvement of coordination is part of the joint efforts undertaken by the PGR, the Bank of Mozambique and the Communications Regulatory Authority. These bodies strengthen strategies for preventing and reporting fraud using telecommunications networks and electronic means of payment”, she explained.
Chuquela also called for the sharing of experiences and good practices between companies in order to jointly follow effective strategies to prevent and combat electronic fraud.
“We intend to foster collaboration between the various players, namely law enforcers, investigation and prosecution authorities, credit institutions and financial companies, electronic payment service providers, telecommunications service operators and providers, including civil society organizations”, she said.
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