The Department of State Services (DSS) says its attention has been drawn to activities of some unscrupulous elements that clone official websites of some government agencies and use same to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
The DSS in a statement by its spokesman, Peter Afunanya, said instances abound where the official identities of certain Ministries, Departments and Agencies have been deceptively deployed by these criminals to short change vulnerable persons.
It said that the Nigeria Social Investment Trust Fund (NSITF) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have suffered the tricks of these fraudsters.
Afunaya said that the case of NSITF has resulted in the loss of varying sums of money by those promised huge returns on Federal Government’s investments and other poverty alleviation initiatives which ended being as fraudulent Ponzi schemes.
He further stated that on the other hand, some persons have also engaged in the illegal sale of NYSC kits and accouterments to prospective Corps members while some prospective corps members were promised redeployment.
The DSS said it is already working with these agencies to identify and apprehend the suspects. The Service also enjoins the public and prospective corps members, to be wary and note these fraudulent developments.
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