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Mobile Wallet Fraud Help · Uganda

MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda Fraud: How to Report It and Stop the Money

If you sent money to a scammer through MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda, or money left your MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda account without your permission, contact MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda straight away and ask them to block the receiving account. Wallet money moves fast, so the first minutes matter most.

Do this first

  1. Call MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda’s official line below, or use help inside the official MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda app. Never use a number from a text, a caller or a search result.
  2. Give them the transaction ID, the amount, the time and the number or account you paid, and ask them to block it.
  3. Change your PIN and password if anyone may know them. MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda will never ask for your PIN or a one-time code.
  4. Report it to the police too: see who handles cybercrime in Uganda, and keep screenshots of every message and payment.

Official MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda fraud contacts

MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda

Mobile money
Source: MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda official page

Know this about Uganda

  • Airtel Uganda says it contacts prize winners only from 0200 100 100. Treat 'you have won' calls from any other number as a scam.

If MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda won’t help

Bank of Uganda: Consumer Protection Unit

Complaints against banks and other supervised financial institutions that the provider did not resolve.

Official website

Report it to the police too

Cybercrime agencies in Uganda lists who to report to.

Other wallets in Uganda

Airtel Money Uganda

These contacts were read on MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda’s own website on 3 October 2026. If a number has changed, use the one in the official app and tell us. Banks and other providers in Uganda are in Bank Fraud Help: Uganda, and every wallet is in Mobile Wallet Fraud Help.