“The Mobile Money Thief Who Stole My 1.2 Million Got Stung By Bees After I Did This” Mukono Man Recalls

Ugandans work hard to make a living, and many rely on mobile money for daily transactions. It is safe, fast, and convenient. But in recent years, scammers have exploited the system to steal from unsuspecting people. This is the story of Peter, a man from Mukono, who lost all his savings to a notorious mobile money fraudster. What happened afterward will surprise you, as justice arrived in an unexpected way.

Peter is a father of three and runs a small retail shop in Mukono town. One day, he received a call from someone posing as a mobile money agent. The caller claimed there was an issue with a transaction and asked for his PIN to “verify” the problem. Peter was cautious initially, but the thief sounded so convincing that he complied. Within minutes of sharing the code, Peter realized that all the money in his account—over 1.2 million shillings—was gone. He tried to reverse the transaction by contacting the network company, but it was too late. The money had vanished.TO READ MORE, TAP HERE