When someone becomes a victim of a scam, people often say, “Just forget about it.” But forgetting is nearly impossible when the stolen money represents every coin you have saved your entire life. This is exactly what a young man named Michael from Kawempe, Kampala went through.
He had been saving for over three years, hoping to start a small business that would support him and his younger siblings. But a single bad decision left him devastated, empty-handed, and without hope.
His painful journey—from losing everything to slowly rebuilding—was something he never expected, yet it became a major turning point in his life.
Michael says he found a job advert online that appeared convincing. The company claimed to connect youths to high-paying security jobs abroad. To him, this seemed like the perfect chance to change his life.
After attending what seemed like a legitimate interview and being fully assured that the offer was real, he paid 500,000 Uganda shillings as a processing fee. He was told his travel documents would be ready within two weeks. But once he sent the money, all communication stopped.
The office he had visited was later shut down, and the phone numbers he relied on were switched off. For the first time, he felt utterly helpless.
He spent sleepless nights questioning how he would tell his family that the only savings they all trusted had vanished. It was…TO READ MORE, TAP HEREa
