When someone loses money through a scam, people often say, “Just move on.” But moving on is not easy when the money stolen is the only savings you have worked for your whole life. This is the difficult situation that a young man named Michael from Kawempe, Kampala found himself in. He had saved for more than three years, hoping to start a small business that could support him and his younger siblings. But one wrong decision left him completely shattered and without a single coin. His journey from heartbreak to recovery is not something he ever imagined would happen, yet it became the most surprising turn in his life.
Michael explains that he came across a job advert online that looked believable. The company claimed to help young people secure well-paying security guard jobs abroad. To him, the offer looked like an opportunity for a fresh start. After attending the fake interview and being convinced that everything was genuine, he paid 500,000 Uganda shillings as a processing fee. He was promised that his travel documents would be ready in two weeks. But the moment he sent the money, communication ended. The office he visited was later closed, and the numbers he had been calling were switched off. That was the first time in his life he felt completely hopeless. He could not sleep for nights, wondering how he would explain to his family that the only savings they all depended on had disappeared.TO READ MORE,TAP HERE
