The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged the general public to disregard the circulation of false, misleading, and criminal messages targeting candidates registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the board Spokesperson Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to ASTV, said these messages are being disseminated by suspected fraudsters with the intent to defraud unsuspecting individuals.
According to the statement, the perpetrators have exploited the numerical variant of UTME, 8863, and merged it with the Board’s sort code, 55019, to create a deceptive sort code that mimics JAMB’s official messaging system.
Through this fraudulent scheme, they have been sending misleading messages to candidates, falsely claiming to detect manipulations in their JAMB details and urging them to contact certain individuals who will “assist” in resolving these fabricated issues.
The Board want to emphasize that these messages are not from JAMB, adding that Security agencies have been notified and are actively tracking the perpetrators behind this scam.
Candidates are strongly advised to ignore such messages. This is a common tactic employed by fraudsters who seek to exploit the examination period to deceive and defraud innocent candidates.
The public is urged to remain vigilant and critically assess the messages they receive. Any communication that does not align with JAMB’s official channels or uses suspicious language or instructions should be treated as fraudulent.
EDUCATION: JAMB Warns Against Fraudulent Messages to UTME Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged the general public to disregard the circulation of false, misleading, and criminal messages targeting candidates registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the board Spokesperson Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to ASTV, said these messages are being disseminated by suspected fraudsters with the intent to defraud unsuspecting individuals.
According to the statement, the perpetrators have exploited the numerical variant of UTME, 8863, and merged it with the Board’s sort code, 55019, to create a deceptive sort code that mimics JAMB’s official messaging system.
Through this fraudulent scheme, they have been sending misleading messages to candidates, falsely claiming to detect manipulations in their JAMB details and urging them to contact certain individuals who will “assist” in resolving these fabricated issues.
The Board want to emphasize that these messages are not from JAMB, adding that Security agencies have been notified and are actively tracking the perpetrators behind this scam.
Candidates are strongly advised to ignore such messages. This is a common tactic employed by fraudsters who seek to exploit the examination period to deceive and defraud innocent candidates.
The public is urged to remain vigilant and critically assess the messages they receive. Any communication that does not align with JAMB’s official channels or uses suspicious language or instructions should be treated as fraudulent.
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged the general public to disregard the circulation of false, misleading, and criminal messages targeting candidates registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the board Spokesperson Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to ASTV, said these messages are being disseminated by suspected fraudsters with the intent to defraud unsuspecting individuals.
According to the statement, the perpetrators have exploited the numerical variant of UTME, 8863, and merged it with the Board’s sort code, 55019, to create a deceptive sort code that mimics JAMB’s official messaging system.
Through this fraudulent scheme, they have been sending misleading messages to candidates, falsely claiming to detect manipulations in their JAMB details and urging them to contact certain individuals who will “assist” in resolving these fabricated issues.
The Board want to emphasize that these messages are not from JAMB, adding that Security agencies have been notified and are actively tracking the perpetrators behind this scam.
Candidates are strongly advised to ignore such messages. This is a common tactic employed by fraudsters who seek to exploit the examination period to deceive and defraud innocent candidates.
The public is urged to remain vigilant and critically assess the messages they receive. Any communication that does not align with JAMB’s official channels or uses suspicious language or instructions should be treated as fraudulent.
LEAVE A REPLY
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged the general public to disregard the circulation of false, misleading, and criminal messages targeting candidates registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the board Spokesperson Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to ASTV, said these messages are being disseminated by suspected fraudsters with the intent to defraud unsuspecting individuals.
According to the statement, the perpetrators have exploited the numerical variant of UTME, 8863, and merged it with the Board’s sort code, 55019, to create a deceptive sort code that mimics JAMB’s official messaging system.
Through this fraudulent scheme, they have been sending misleading messages to candidates, falsely claiming to detect manipulations in their JAMB details and urging them to contact certain individuals who will “assist” in resolving these fabricated issues.
The Board want to emphasize that these messages are not from JAMB, adding that Security agencies have been notified and are actively tracking the perpetrators behind this scam.
Candidates are strongly advised to ignore such messages. This is a common tactic employed by fraudsters who seek to exploit the examination period to deceive and defraud innocent candidates.
The public is urged to remain vigilant and critically assess the messages they receive. Any communication that does not align with JAMB’s official channels or uses suspicious language or instructions should be treated as fraudulent.