It was a dramatic scene this afternoon around Seroma Hardware in Kasanga, Ggaba road after angry locals attempted to lynch a fraudster found in possession of fake money amounting to over 1million shillings.

The suspect who was rescued by police in a patrol truck reportedly attempted to trick a mobile money agent with the fake money under the guise that he was sending it.

Eyewitnesses at the scene claim the trickster arrived in his vehicle before he approached the mobile money agent and removed the money from his pocket to be sent.

Locals approached the scene after realizing the Mobile money agent was uneasy and complaining with the suspect.

Upon realizing all the 1million was fake, the locals pounced on the suspect and gathered car tyres in an attempt to burn him to death.

He was rescued by Congolese and Nigerians operating businesses next door who also alerted the police.

Moments later Kabalagala police swung into action and whisked him off in their vehicle to the police post.