Sometime back, I posted an article about a scam email that I got. Basically, it was from someone who offered to buy something from me. It turns out that they offer to send more money than the item is worth, provided you wire the difference back to them. The cashier cheque turns out to be forged, and you lose money in the deal. This time, it is from someone who wants to buy Land Rover Turbochargers in Uganda! I don't own nor sell Land Rover, nor any other 4x4 vehicle. However, my brother Omar has had successive Land Rovers and uses them for desert safaris in Egypt, for example, hare hunting or Rayyan Valley. As a matter of fact, he called me yesterday from Siwa where he was offroading with some friends. This seems to be how Mr. "Mathew" below have decided to catch my interest. Here is the text of the email I got : STAR MOTORS LTD PLOT 65/9 CONRAD HOUSE P.O BOX 1904 MASAKA TEL 256 71 881681 FAX 256 41345597Attn to sales Manager, Dear Sir/Madam. I am glad to introduce my self to you. I am called John MathewMANAGING DIRECTOR, living in Uganda and operating a business in thenames ofSTAR MOTORS LTD Is a well established company based in Uganda , EastAfrica dealing in land rover spare parts.I am inquiring whether you will be in position to supply us with 15 pcsof ORIGINAL TURBO CHAGERS FOR LANDROVER VEHICLES TDI 300.Please please quote cif ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.{EAST AFRICA} best regards, John mathew. Purchasing manager. C/O STAR MOTORS LTD PLOT 65/9 CONRAD HOUSE P.O BOX 1904 MASAKA TEL 256 71 881681 FAX 256 41345597 The IP address did check out to be from Uganda. The email however, was star_motorsltd@yahoo.co.uk. Sorry Mr. Mathew, but I will have to disappoint you on this.
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Anonymous (not verified)
Cheque received along with PO
Sat, 2010/03/06 - 05:59We had received inquiry from one of the Uganda based firm. They wanted Dell Laptops. We had given quotation and pro-forma invoice.
They sent full payment drawn on a cheque of Union Bank & Trust Ban, PO Box 6155, Lincoln, Nebraska 68506
We are wondering whether to deposit cheque in our Bank or not. We do not want any hassle / inquiry from Police or Government authorities if the cheque is forged.
We were wondering what to do with the cheque?
Anonymous (not verified)
is it scam after all??
Fri, 2010/04/16 - 06:02I have received also a cheque, from this company. is the cheque forged??\
Kind regards
Anonymous (not verified)
Yes it is!!
Wed, 2010/06/16 - 10:18The best way is to do a verification with the cheque opener and do a routing no. trace via the net. That will tell you if the cheque is from a real bank and it will tell the address of the bank and phone no. They will then tell you if the cheque is real, and they will verify if the cheque opener is the same as on the the cheque. If it is, then call the company and ask for accounts send a copy via email and verify it like this. It will save you the bank charges you will have to pay and it takes about 24 hours tops to know.
Anonymous (not verified)
I received a very similar
Fri, 2010/07/16 - 11:05I received a very similar email, probably the same guy. Do not cash the cheque.
Anonymous (not verified)
Sorry about them but think of the innocent ones too
Tue, 2010/06/08 - 01:28I read a copy of the several scam mails from Uganda sent to different people it is really bad and any right thinking person will not support such an act. I saw though one person was taking it as if the whole of Africans are scammers but that is just a small number of people. Africa is a continent with so many people so if about ten people are circulating scam mail and cheques that does not even constitute the population of Uganda. Uganda has about 32 million people and if 30 people are sending such mails please don't include all Ugandans in mess.
When a person from Uganda read those mails he or she will know it is fraud straight away by some of the names used. Kanabe is a name given to car washers, and besides why should someone go ahead to list out the percentage of shares in their company as owned by members if the person is not really desperately trying to convince. Thanks.
kmskev2000@hotmail.com
Anonymous (not verified)
JADEMAR ELECTRONICS ALEX MAWA SCAM
Fri, 2010/06/11 - 05:24forged cashier cheque from ALEX MAWA. He ordered 120 Toshiba laptops. he send a cheque which was from a Hospital in USA
Please could you confirm us with shipping details because the cheque cleared,
Am waiting for the reply
Alex Mawa
JADEMAR ELECTRONICS LTD
P.O.BOX 7801 KAMPALA (U)
PLOT 103 INDUSTRIAL AREA
TEL:+256715484441
FAX:+256718125841
Email:jademar_electronicsltd@usa.com
freddie (not verified)
cheque scum
Mon, 2010/06/14 - 04:03It is very unfortunate but since the thugs give their numbers we can help truck them and bring them to book.
Private detective in Uganda
Anonymous (not verified)
Cheque Scam From Uganda
Wed, 2010/06/16 - 10:09This is the initial email,and when we recieved the cheque, it was fake.
This is the original email:
We are ugandan importers of power solution products and we would like to purchase inverters from your company as states below:
INVERTER 5000W======================200pcs
Quote the total price to ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT KAMPALA-UGANDA EAST AFRICA.We would like you to send a pro-forma invoice as an attachment on this email
We are waiting for the reply soonest.
Kind regards.
Mavary hibbs. AKA Rogers Mukisa
Purchasing manager,
RM Trading CO
pLOT 17/19TH street
Dewnton Road
Kampala uganda
East africa
TEL +256712845216
Email:rmtradings@gmail.com
They paid us with a cheque from a Cruise Holiday Company, this immediatly alerted us that it could be a potential fake. So we verified it with the Cruise Company and was told it was fake. No wonder Africa will always be a dark continent with scammers like that. Who wants to do business with them ????!!!!
Anonymous (not verified)
laboratory instrument fraud
Mon, 2010/08/30 - 07:32another one for you:
Dear sir/madam,
We are major dealers and suppliers of all laboratory glassware,medicalequipments ,laboratory equipments,chemicals etc.
Versales projects has been contracted to supply these items to the christian congregation institutions on contract basis under humanitarian aid.
We do request for the purchase of the items below:
1.laboratory Incubator 125 ltrs 2pcs
2.Electric portable autoclave 75ltrs 3pcs
3.Water distiller glass 4ltr per hour2pcs
4.Automated Haematology Analyser 2pc
5.spectrophotometer 1pc,
So quote for us those that quatity including freight.
Our company details are as below:
versales projects
plot 12 collville street
p.o.box 27051
kampala-uganda
tel:256 754 501096
fax:256 41 235763
send us proforma invoice quotation of these equipments cif Entebbe Airport uganda.
Your quick response will be welcomed.
Warm Regards,
Lusta Andrew
they ordered some of the instruments. now i'm waiting for cheque. we have never been scamed like this before so i'm curious how will it end up.
Anonymous (not verified)
My Emaiil
Wed, 2010/09/01 - 11:47My email was from John Nadina using vantascomputers@gmail.com and company information
VANTAS COMPUTERS
PLOT NO.30
NAMUWONGO LANE 20
KAMAPAL, UGANDA
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