South Sudanese man loses millions of Ugandan shillings to housing scammer

KAMPALA – A South Sudanese man living in Uganda has loses millions of Ugandan shillings to two men posting as housing dealers and warned fellow South Sudanese against dealing with such people whom he said are common in Uganda.

In a statement seen by Sudans Post, Muoch Tot, a South Sudanese national seeking house for rent in Kampala said he was scammed by two Ugandans identified as Kamusiime Alex and Ali Fidal Fahadu who posted as a relative and landlord, respective.

Below is the victim’s statement warning South Sudanese.

“To all those looking for houses to rent in Kampala especially my fellow South Sudanese in the areas of Munyonyo, Muyenga and Salama Road… Please be informed that the young man by the names of Kamusiime Alex is not only pathological but also manipulative liar, he posted his numbers; +256750119219, +256 706 758763 online as a broker and whenever you call him he will meet you and take you to big houses and tell you he is related or know the landlord that they will give you at a cheaper rent fees.

“For our case, we met and he took us to the house, We liked the house and told him we can rent it, then he said the landlord was his relative and promised to talk to him too to reduce the rent amount for us, we trusted him because we have so many Ugandan friends that we share, he gave us a number of Ali Fidal Fahadi +256789145220 who claimed to be the Landlord, we called him and he told us Alex had informed him that he is ready to give us the house at a rent of 1,600,000 Ugandan shillings per month and told us to make the first payment of 3 months, we agreed and he told us to deposit the 3 months rent of 4,800,000 Ugandan shillings to the bank because he claimed his rent is always deposited at the bank and he gave us his account number; 6007455001 with account names of ; ALI FIDAL FAHADI and the account bank is the: ABSA bank.

“He said when you are done depositing the said amount, you can come to my office at IHK hospital where he claimed to be working from as a medical Doctor, deposited the money and called him to let him know, he said well done, now take a picture of the receipt and send it to my WhatsApp and come to my office for the keys which I did and took a ride to his office, Called him to let him know that I reached and he said “I have a patient now please wait for me at the reception, I will call you back”.

I waited for 40 minutes and he didn’t call, so I took a step and called him but he didn’t answer, I realized there was a problem, so I asked receptionists if they know about him but they didn’t recognize his WhatsApp Display picture. I realized there was a problem and I rushed to the bank where I had deposited the money, Unfortunately the money was withdrawn, the bank manager advised me to just report the case to the police, that such things are common in Uganda, I went to the police station and reported the case and promised me that they will look for him, I tried calling Alex but Alex kept hanging up.

“I realized they all coordinated it, I called my friends that Alex and I have in common and they told me Alex had since turned to be a criminal and they no longer deal with him but promised to talk to him if they see him but no fruitful results. I asked a lady at the bank to tell me about such an account and she told me that they cheated many people mostly from South Sudan.

“Up to now Alex and the so-called landlord are hiding and I’m telling you this to be careful with such kind of liars and conmen.”