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NCC alerts Nigerians on internet fraud

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September 18, 2020
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The Nigerian Communications Commission has alerted Nigerians on the increasing incidents of fraud across various internet platforms, especially on social media networks.

The commission through its spokesperson, Ikechukwu Adinde, advised telecom consumers using social media platforms to be alert of internet scam.

It warned consumers to be wary of the activities of fraudsters and other unscrupulous persons in order not to fall victim to their antics.

”The latest scams sometimes take the form of vishings are fraudulent phone calls from people who may claim to be calling on behalf of a known and credible organisation, with the intention to gain access to the target’s personal social media account or other identity resources to perpetrate fraud,” the commission said in a statement.

Vishing is a form of Phishing which is punishable under Section 32 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act of 2015.

”These increasingly popular incidents typically start with a phone call from fraudsters requesting the call receiver to perform a certain task for the caller, which will enable the caller (usually part of a wider network of syndicates) to swiftly takeover the social media account of an individual or group,” the statement noted.
It informed the general public that such calls and antics are initiated and carried out by unscrupulous persons usually with the intent to defraud unsuspecting citizens and or commit other heinous crimes.

It said it observed that most times, when a receiver of such calls acts as the caller directs, the Facebook or other social media accounts targeted by the caller would be taken over by such persons, who may then proceed as impostors, soliciting funds from and/or enticing friends of their victims into fraudulent business transactions in order to swindle them.

To illustrate the insidious dimension of this development, a recording of an attempt by a person to extract information was made available to the commission by a telecom consumer.

”The Commission considers it necessary to post the recording online to educate the general public about how fraudsters play tricks on people to defraud them.

The NCC assured telecom consumers that all the numbers reportedly used to perpetrate these crimes are being investigated and thereafter, appropriate actions will be taken in that regard as prescribed by relevant laws.

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