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From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned the public, particularly candidates that registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), against the circulation of false, misleading and criminal messages targeting the candidates.
JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, yesterday, informed the candidates that the messages were being disseminated by suspected fraudsters with the intent to defraud unsuspecting individuals.
He said the perpetrators had 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. He said, through the fraudulent scheme, the suspected fraudsters had been sending misleading messages to candidates, falsely claiming to detect manipulations in their JAMB details and urging them to contact certain individuals who would assist in resolving these fabricated issues.
“We want to emphasise that these messages are not from JAMB. Security agencies have been notified and are actively tracking the perpetrators behind this scam,” he said.
He advised candidates to ignore such messages, stating that it is a common tactic employed by fraudsters who seek to cash in on the examination period to deceive and defraud innocent candidates.
He urged the candidates to remain vigilant and critically assess the messages they receive, insisting that any communication that does not align with JAMB’s official channels, or uses suspicious language or instructions should be treated as fraudulent.
