The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Nigerians not to fall victim to a fraudulent message being spread by a fake website.
Following the outbreak of coronavirus some scammers has taken advantage of the challenging period of COVID-19 pandemic, and the stay-at-home directive of the government to scam telecom consumers and the general public.
see one of the message spreading on social media to to scam Nigerians:
To counter the Corona virus 🦠 we offer you 1000GB of free internet connection to stay at home safely and enjoy the internet Activate the internet package 🌐!
http://5ezi.com/internet
Also another fake website (https://covid-19-fg-grant.blogspot.com/?=1) has been identified by NCC for spreading fake news to scam Nigerians .
according to report the NCC reveled that the website is asking Nigerian citizens to apply for a free Internet bundle given by the Nigerian government in collaboration with NCC.
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GoldenNewsNg understands that the motive of the website ask Nigerians to apply for the free Internet by clicking a web link, which automatically takes them to a webpage with a dialogue box where they are expected to fill in their bio data and other demographics.
According to NCC spokesperson Henry Nkemadu, “neither the Nigerian government nor the Commission has issued such a message to Nigerian citizens.”
The NCC further pleaded that the message should be disregarded in its entirety.
Adding that the suspected website is a sham and a total deception to dupe Nigerians of their hard-earned money, and to harness personal data for fraudulent purposes.
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