ILORIN - The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Mr. Olusola Amore, says intelligence available to his command
indicates that internet fraudsters had developed a new method which they now
use in scamming Nigerians.
A more in a statement
by the command’s Public Relations
Officer, Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi, on Friday stated that the fraudsters’ earlier scam
of sending out text messages to people claiming that their Bank Verification
Number had been deactivated was no longer effective, hence their new strategy.
The CP said in the new trick, an e-mail would be sent to
people’s phones as if it emanated from their bank’s e-mail service.
He added that the fraudsters would inform their victims that
N7,000 or more had been debited from their account as subscription fee for the
bank’s monthly digest magazine and that the charges would be deducted monthly.
According to him, the fraudsters would then provide a ‘scam
link’ that one should click on if he wishes to stop or unsubscribe.
Amore said, “Once the link is clicked on, a page will open where the bank details and
Automated Teller Machime information of the victim is required. If the
information is provided, they are able to gain access into the victim’s
personal account.
“The command is therefore using this medium to alert members
of the public on this new scam method so as to guide against falling victim.
“The safety of lives and property of residents of Kwara
State is paramount to the command, hence, people are advised to be more vigilant.”
By Success Nwogu
