The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has
advised Nigerians to be wary of the activities of unscrupulous elements using a
fake EFCC Help Desk to issue scam alerts.
The scam alerts according to the commission, could be in the
form of fake calls purported to be from the it’s help desk.
Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission’s Spokesperson, in a
statement in Abuja, explained that the ‘Scam Alert’ trending on social media
was fake.
He clarified that for the avoidance of doubt, EFCC has no
such desk, saying that any information which supposedly emanated from the said
EFCC HELP DESK did not originate from the EFCC.
The spokesman warned that the use of EFCC by the authors of
the Scam Alert smacks of sinister motives.
“It is important that the public is put on notice, as the
commission will not be liable should anyone become a victim of what is
obviously a scam,” he emphasized.
The commission, according to the statement advised the
public to be cautious and verify any questionable information with the
anti-graft agency.
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