Forged cashier cheque scam email from Uganda

The Joker below tried to Scam us but did not get anything.. I did receive a Cheque for $151,000 after 2 months which bounced. He also called me on: 00+ 256 791 569273. Too good to be true..
Below is his enquiry.. Please be aware good people..

(Sent 9th March 2010)

Dear Sir / Madam,

Good day to you. Am Edward Mugalu here in Kampala Uganda. I would like you to supply me 300pcs of Kyocera KD70SX-1P 70wp Monocrystalline Solar Modules.

Please do send me the Proforma Invoice including the freight charges to Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi Kenya by Airfreight.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Rgds

Edward Mugalu

Plot 2/4 Mbogo Road
Shop 11-15 Precious Plaza
Kampala Uganda

Tel: +256 414 269958
Cell:+256 702 765524
Fax: +256 414 256797
e-mail: rayzltd@canada.com

We hereby introduce our company to you. We are based in Uganda dealing in the sale of General Merchandise and wide range of products ranging from electronics, Hardware, Information Technologies, Home appliances, mobile phones,Garments, Foods and beverages, Solar panels, Generators etc.

Our company has operated for a period of 19 years and has over 5 branches.

The purpose of the letter is to open up a mutual business relationship with your company so that you can start providing our company with products you sell.

Could you please send us a price quotation, stock list or price list of all the commodieites you have in stock so that we can choose and place order.

We shall be very grateful for your prompt reply and good business relationship.
OUR COMPANY PROFILE;
COMPANY NAME;SUNLIGHT INTERNATIONAL
PHYSICAL ADDRESS;
PLOT 11 JOHNSON STREET
SUNLIGHT BUILDING
P.O.BOX 12828 KAMPALA UGANDA EAST AFRICA
FAX:256-41-343467 TEL:256-74-131021, YEAR OF REGISTRATION;JAN 5TH 1988,REG NO.URC/333/77
NO.OF DIRECTORS;3(THREE)
SHARE CAPITAL';
JOHNSON NKOYOYO 50%
RONALD MUBIRU 25%
JAMES WALTER 25%

NO.EMPLOYEES 30
LINE OF BISINESS;IMPORTERS OF COMPUTERS,SOLAR PANELS,IT PRODUCTS ND ACCESSORIES (PARTS). SHOW ROOM;SHOP NO 10 PLOT 5 NKRUMAH ROAD

Waiting to hear from you soon .

Regards

JOHNSON NKOYOYO

My adventure was similair to that of the fore-mentioned. I received the following email:

Dear Sir/Madam We hereby introduce our company to you. We are based in Uganda dealing in the sale of General Merchandise and wide range of products ranging from electronics, Hardware, Information Technologies, Home appliances,mobile phones,laptops, Garments, Foods and beverages, Solar panels, Generators,cosmetics etc.

Our company has operated for a period of 19 years and has over 5 branches.

The purpose of the letter is to open up a mutual business relationship with your company so that you can start providing our company with products you sell.

Could you please send us a price quotation, stock list or price list of all the commodieites you have in stock so that we can choose and place order.

We shall be very grateful for your prompt reply and good business relationship.
OUR COMPANY PROFILE;
COMPANY NAME;SUNLIGHT INTERNATIONAL
PHYSICAL ADDRESS;
PLOT 11 JOHNSON STREET
SUNLIGHT BUILDING
P.O.BOX 12828 KAMPALA UGANDA EAST AFRICA
FAX:256-41-343467 TEL:256-74-131021, YEAR OF REGISTRATION;JAN 5TH 1988,REG NO.URC/333/77
NO.OF DIRECTORS;3(THREE)
SHARE CAPITAL';
JOHNSON NKOYOYO 50%
RONALD MUBIRU 25%
JAMES WALTER 25%
NO.EMPLOYEES 30
LINE OF BISINESS;IMPORTERS OF COMPUTERS,SOLAR PANELS,IT PRODUCTS ND ACCESSORIES (PARTS). SHOW ROOM;SHOP NO 10 PLOT 5 NKRUMAH ROAD
Waiting to hear from you soon .
Regards
JOHNSON NKOYOYO
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I asked them to visit my website, and they did and shown interest in Face towel, and asked for quatations. As i put them price offer, agreed to put and order with CIF Mombassa for 1x20'

I put them Proforma-Invoice. Now as per their tact, they send bogus cheque to get goods.
But in the mean time i have searched about them and find this topic.

I hereby warn people to be aware about such bogus and fradlent people.

THIS IS THE FIRST EMAIL YOU RECEIVE!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are introducing GUST HOLDINGS LTD which deals in Electronics,Notebooks,lcd Monitors,tvs,cartridges and others for sell.
We have been in this business for over 8 years now ,and we do distributions /sells of around 90,000 dollars per month , 108, 000 dollars year.

We are now urgently in need of laptops, please advise us your available stocklist and prices.

We generally distribute and sell items.So please communicate to us either on distribution or supply process as we have wide range of market in here in Uganda E,.A FRICA.

We need to deal direct with you as your big time people since we are not eady for more disappointments as from small supply companies.

Looking forward to your quick and prompt response for mutual business relationships.

Yours faithfully

David Masiko

COMPANY DIRECTOR.

GUST HOLDINGS LTD
P.O BOX 7059 KAMPALA
PLOT 71 BEN KIWANUKA STREET.
TEL:00256702961231
KAMPALA-UGANDA
EAST AFRICA.

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Anthony Schluter
Hard Core Technologies
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http://www.hardcoretech.co.za

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FOLLOWED BY!!!!

Dear Sirs,

We have viewed your web and prices please we are interested in the following HP:
HP550 T57470 15.4inches.
Please let me know your CIF Prices Entebbe International Aiport for 50pcs.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully

David Masiko

COMPANY DIRECTOR.

GUST HOLDINGS LTD
P.O BOX 7059 KAMPALA
PLOT 71 BEN KIWANUKA STREET.
TEL:00256702961231
KAMPALA-UGANDA
EAST AFRICA.

FOLLOWED BY!!!!

Dear Anthony,

Thank you very much for the price quotation of Siemens.
Yes we can now take your Siemens and have a taste of our customers and if they pick the demand we shall be able make even more and more orders.

Please hold on the that order of 50units, we have accpeted to take it.
Could you kindly help us with courrier for the delivery of our order?? Since we have no any forwarder in South Africa. And we would like to have the quotation in US$ currency since its what we are paying with and on the total prices we shall add some incase of exchange rate against our total prices and if at the time of delivery the price remains the exact the quoted one then we can keep it with you for another order.

Kindly let us know the shipping costs of the 50units so that we can also make payment at once including shippig/freight charges.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Yusuf Rugwire.

FOLLOWED BY!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Anthony,

Thank you very much for your quotation.
We have accepted your prices for our first order of 50units. However, we shall ask you to hold on our order till we send you payment.
Please provide me with the proforma invoice of our order including your payee name for the US$ Cheque payment, let me hope your address given will be the same address to send the cheque to?

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

AND IT CONTINUES

Yusuf Rugwire.

Dear Anthony,

This's to confirm to you that we received the proforma invoice.
We will sign and send it along with the cheque. I will advise you with the tracking number when it's sent.

Best regards,

Yusuf Rugwire

AND MORE

Hi Anthony,

Good day, and hoping you are doing well.
We are sending the cheque tomorrow and i will advise you the tracking number of the courrier. Please would you advise me your delivery arrangement? do you have some stock already in your warehouse? I would like to know this to estimate date of supply I should promise to our customers as we are now running shortage of stock at this time.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Thanks and Best regards,

Yusuf Rugwire.

AND MORE

Hi Anthony,

Good day.

The cheque has been sent by dhl and the airway bill traking number :1492737396
You will receive by Tueseday.

Thanks for your good cooperation and we are looking forward to establish long term business cooperation with your company. That order we have with you is all booked here as soon as it reaches here it will be take right away, therefore, we are making other arrangments for our second order in big quantities for your information.

Nice weekend!

Yusuf Rugwire.

AND MORE

After all this they get their "customers" to contact you and put presure on you to supply because the clearence period takes forever. A lot of people in South Africa have been scammed like this.

If they are not willing to do a wire transfer do not go ahead with the deal.

If it is to good to be true, it's proberbly a scam!

I have 9 more "ORDERS" like this! Not one of them is LEGIT!