This study is about mitigating the risk of fraud in land dealings at the Wakiso District ministry zonal land office and is guided by the following objectives; To identify the causes of fraud in land dealings at the Wakiso Ministry Zonal Land Office, to identify the existing laws that regulate land dealings at the Wakiso Ministry Zonal Land Office, to identify lacunae in the laws that regulate land dealings in Uganda and how the same have facilitated fraud at the Wakiso Ministry Zonal Land Office and finally to make appropriate observations, conclusions, and recommendations as regards to the existing laws to mitigate fraud in land dealings at the Wakiso Ministry Zonal Land Office. The brief findings were that Section 70 of the Registration of Titles Act, Chapter 230 gives a right to anyone who has custody of a title and knows the circumstances surrounding its loss to apply for a special certificate of title. Section 146 (1) of the Registration of Titles Act, Chapter 230 empowers a holder of powers of attorney to act on behalf of a registered owner. These powers are often misused and forged too. Fraudsters have taken advantage of Sections 140 and 202 of the Registration of Titles Act, Chapter 230 which provide for removal of a caveat by the Registrar issuing to the Caveator a notice to show cause why the caveat should not be removed. The notice is sent to the Caveator by post. In most cases, the notices are never posted. Therefore, the study concluded that it is important for any person interested in purchasing land to carry out due diligence.

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