The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has cautioned Nigerians of “scam alerts” being sent out by some unknown cyber criminals through the fake EFCC Help Desk.
According to EFCC, the scam alerts may take the form of fake calls purporting to be from the Commission’s help desk.
The commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday that the “Scam Alert” trending on social media was fake.
“For the avoidance of doubt, EFCC has no such desk, and any information which supposedly emanated from the said EFCC HELP DESK did not originate from the EFCC.
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“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.
”The commission thus advises the public to be cautious and verify any questionable information with them,” he said.
