DAR ES SALAAM, July 26 -- TANZANIA has recorded a significant 19 per cent decline in mobile money fraud attempts between March and June this year, a development attributed to increased public awareness, strengthened regulatory oversight, and enhanced internal security measures by mobile network operators.

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), in its latest performance report, indicates that reported mobile money fraud cases dropped from 17,152 in March to 13,837 in June.

Analysts have largely credited this positive trend to the national Sitapeliki campaign, which encourages mobile money users to identify and report suspicious activity. The campaign is part of a broader digital reform effort aimed at bolstering financi...