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This topic gives information about the telephone number +256743909516, which has been identified as being used by scammers as part of their scam. This first post gives some general information about the telephone number, such as the country/area it is from, the type of number and the provider. Additional posts give information about occurrences of the number being used as part of a scam.

About telephone number +256743909516

Telephone number +256743909516 has a country code of 256, which indicates that it is from Uganda. The dialling code (743) indicates that the number is a mobile number. The original service provider was "Suretelecom Uganda Ltd".

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Telephone number +256743909516 is being used as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam by someone claiming to be "Martin Okoth Ochola" and using the email address of1879425@gmail.com. The telephone number is included in the following Advance Fee Fraud email that is being sent to victims:
FROM INTERNATIONAL POLICE FORCE UNIT: +256 743 909 516
Attention: Sir/Madam

My name is Martin Okoth Ochola, the Inspector General Of Police Uganda Republic. This is to inform you that we have arrested some of those internet scammers that extort money from you. We were able to get your email through those that extorted money from you when the police got them arrested,One of them gave us your email address.

The government of this country Uganda Republic has approved the sum of ($2.6million dollars ) to be sent to you in cash as one of the scam victims. We have deposited your fund with DHL COURIER COMPANY here in Uganda Republic to be delivered to you within 48hrs and your fund has be registered in DHL COURIER COMPANY as consignment box on no condition should you let the DHL COURIER COMPANY know that the consignment box contents FUND for security reasons. All the delivery fee has already been paid. The only money you will pay is $75 to get a copy of the Police Clearance Form here in our office to enable us to forward your Information to Dhl Courier Company for the Delivery of your fund to your address.

You are advised to send the $75 via western union below.

Receiver Name=====
Country==========Uganda republic
City==========Kampala
Text Question========Good
Answer==========Luck
Amount==========$75usd
Mtcn ==========

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You are expected to notify us with the payment information as soon as you send the $75.00 to enable us to get the copy of the Police Clearance Form for urgent delivery of your consignment to your home address by the DHL COURIER COMPANY.

Contact our Payment Office with this information below for quick delivery of your Fund Consignment. Inspector General Of Police Uganda Republic

Contact Martin Okoth Ochola
Email: (of1879425@gmail.com)
Telephone Number +256 743 909 516
Call my office telephone number once you receive this message for more information.
Inspector General Of Police Uganda Republic

Martin Okoth Ochola
Inspector General of fraud International Police Force Unit.
Email Address ; (of1879425@gmail.com).
The email was sent from the email address "Martin Okoth Ochola <departmentefcc566@gmail.com>", with the Reply-to address "of1879425@gmail.com" and the subject "FROM INTERNATIONAL POLICE FORCE UNIT: +256 743 909 516".

The email is a classic example of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam with promises of a large sum of money being transferred to the victim. Anyone responding to it will be told that there is a fee/tax/insurance payment to be paid to receive the money. This will be followed by payment after payment until the victim runs out of money or realises that they are being scammed.

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