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| Ibrahim Magu. |
The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, has cautioned members of the public against fraudulent
activities of spurious dispenser and manager of funds to vulnerable Nigerians,
ostensibly to cope with the discomfort associated with the lockdown measures of
the Federal Government in some parts of the country.
A statement signed by Tony
Orilade, Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the commission stated that the
Acting Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, who disclosed the strange
development today, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, added that some faceless elements
are circulating " FREE N5000 LOCKDOWN FUNDS TO SUSTAIN DURING
LOCKDOWN".
He said, "The
circulation of the fake funds is being carried out online through a phishing
link via WhatsApp. The link is embedded with a link titled https://bit.ly/free-N5000.
Whenever the link is clicked, it would redirect recipients of the message to a
phishing website address https://fg-free-funds.
According to Magu, the
phishing website is curiously hosted on a Google server. “However, registration
information of the website is being investigated and members of the public are
advised to be wary of any Lockdown Funds dressed in any suspicious garb",
he added.
It would be recalled that,
the EFCC, had in a recent release, cautioned Nigerians against fake
cures and donations, especially fake charities springing up purporting to offer
guidelines on donations to government and ordinary Nigerians in a bid to cope
with the discomfort arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Magu reiterates the
commitments of the EFCC to monitor closely the antics of fraudsters cashing in
on the government lockdown directives to perpetrate criminal
acts. "We would not stop bursting every scheme designed to
defraud Nigerians of their hard- earned money", he said.
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