Two men from Cameroon were jailed for two years after they were caught red-handed manufacturing false cash through the so-called black money scam.

Thiam Serge Ronny, 27, and Elvis Achu Minang, 32, also pleaded guilty before Magistrate Josette Demicoli to using false passports and forged documents.

They were caught dying paper sheets during a police raid at an Msida apartment. This took place after police spent weeks following the movements of both men.

On Tuesday, two men from Cameroon and South Africa were remanded in custody after denying trying to defraud a Maltese man out of some €250,000.

They allegedly asked him for the money in return for a briefcase full of dyed banknotes.

Police on Wednesday issued a warning about this scam, urging people to report anything suspicious. Police Inspector Rennie Stivala prosecuted.

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