Uganda: Online Fraudsters Threaten Car Market

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Over a period of two years, Jacob Mulinde saved Shs 8 million to buy a car. As soon as he raised the money, he went on the Internet to search for the best car deal in Japan.

His online search landed him on a website that promised to ship the car of his choice (a Toyota RAV 4) to Mombasa port within 90 days. Quickly, he mobilized US$3,000 and wired it to an account in a bank in Nagoya, Japan. Six months later, he had not received the car. His emails and telephone calls went unanswered. Mulinde realized he had been conned.

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