My name is Samuel, a businessman from Masaka, Uganda. Like many people, I use mobile money every day to receive payments from customers and pay suppliers. It has always been a reliable way of handling money until one unfortunate evening when I fell victim to a scam that almost destroyed my business. Losing money is painful, but losing 7 million shillings in a single moment felt like the end of the world.
The incident happened when I was expecting a payment from a client. I received a call that sounded genuine, and within a few minutes, my entire account was emptied. The realization hit me hard—I had been scammed. I immediately contacted the telecom company, but they told me there was nothing much they could do once the money was withdrawn. I felt hopeless, restless, and couldn’t sleep the whole night thinking about how to recover such a huge amount.TO READ MORE,TAP HERE
