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The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dissociated itself from the ongoing circulation
of false, misleading and criminal messages targeting candidates that registered
for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB spokesperson, Dr. Fabian
Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the messages were being
disseminated by suspected fraudsters with the intent to defraud unsuspecting
individuals.
Benjamin noted that 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.
According to him, through this
fraudulent scheme, they have been sending misleading messages to candidates,
falsely claiming to detect manipulations in their JAMB details and urging them
to contact certain individuals who will assist in resolving these fabricated
issues.
According to Benjamin, “We
want to emphasize that these messages are not from JAMB, and that security
agencies have been notified and are actively tracking the perpetrators behind
this scam.’’
“Candidates are strongly
advised to ignore such messages. This is a common tactic employed by
fraudsters, who seek to exploit the examination period to deceive and defraud
innocent candidates,” Benjamin said.
He, therefore, urged the
general public to remain vigilant and critically assess the messages they
receive, adding that any communication that does not align with JAMB’s official
channels or uses suspicious language or instructions should be treated as
fraudulent.