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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has issued a warning to the public about fraudsters peddling fake postgraduate scholarships.
In a statement released on Sunday, NDDC spokeswoman Seledi Thompson-Wakama revealed that the scammers have been targeting unsuspecting individuals, demanding money in exchange for non-existent scholarship offers.
She cautioned members of the public to be vigilant and avoid falling victim to such deceptive schemes.
“The attention of the NDDC has been drawn to fraudulent emails and messages sent to applicants of the commission’s postgraduate foreign scholarship programme,” she said.
Ms. Seledi Thompson-Wakama revealed that the fraudulent emails, allegedly sent from nddcregistry@gmail.com and claiming to originate from the NDDC’s “Board Registry,” invite recipients to a fake document verification and authentication exercise.
She stated that the bogus exercise is said to be scheduled for May 19 to 21 at Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
“Members of the public are hereby advised that the NDDC has no affiliation with this fraudulent selection process,” she said.
She emphasised that all official communication regarding the commission’s scholarship programme is carried out solely through the NDDC’s official portal: www.scholarship.nddc.gov.ng.
“Applicants are strongly advised to disregard any unsolicited messages requesting money, invitation, sensitive information, or offering scholarship placements outside of the official NDDC procedures,” she added.
Ms. Thompson-Wakama urged anyone who receives such fraudulent emails to promptly report them to the appropriate law enforcement authorities for investigation and necessary action.
She also encouraged Nigerians interested in the NDDC’s programmes to rely solely on the commission’s official communication channels.
“We also advise former beneficiaries of the commission’s programmes and prospective applicants to verify all information through the NDDC’s official website official: www.nddc.gov.ng,” Ms Thompson-Wakama explained.
