Fraudsters have taken to www.topix.net,
an online forum disguising as officials of the Joint Admission and
Matriculation Board. They are promising candidates sitting for the
ongoing Computer Based Test version of the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination an upgrade of their scores.
A total of 91,610 students who
registered for the computer-based test, in lieu of the traditional
paper-to-pencil-test, in the JAMB 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examinations are sitting for the ongoing CBT, which will last till June
1 in various centres across the country. However, the results of the
Examination is being released in batches.
Our correspondent, who visited the
website on Thursday, observed that parents and guardians as well as
their children and wards were being canvassed to place calls to various
designated telephone lines in order to have their results upgraded.
One of the fraudsters, with the name Mr.
Imade, states on the forum, “JAMB Computer Based Test Result is out.
Mass failure was recorded. For help and upgrading call081432418***.”
To deceive unsuspecting members of the
public, some of the fraudsters listed some names and claimed that their
UTME/ CBT results had been upgraded. One of the fraudsters, who
registered his identity on the forum with ‘JAMB Official’, posted a
list of 11 names which he presented as a testimony to the kind of
assistance that he was ready to provide for his supposed clients. Those
he listed scored between 200 and 277 marks.
While posting the list, he explains,
“Congratulation to the following names (sic) for your score has just
been upgraded. For those student who still wish to upgrade their jamb
scores and get admission in to their various schools, they should
contact us on 07068320***.”
On Wednesday, another fraudster stated
on the website, “Congratulations to all JAMBITES that have checked their
results. Is your result been (sic) seized not released or you score is
too low. Here is an opportunity for you to upgrade your result up to
270. Contact us on 08104546***.”
For those who have yet to write the CBT
exam, the fraudsters have promised to supply answers to the questions.
One of such fraudsters is called Thompson, who claimed on the forum to
have assisted scores of candidates seeking admission into higher
institutions of learning.
Thompson said that answers to all
questions would be sent to the mobile phones of all those who patronised
his services, at least two hours to the CBT examination.
Thompson said, “This platform is for
2013/2014 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board CBT answers only. If
you have registered for 2013/2014 JAMB CBT, here is your opportunity to
Score 280+ in this exam and be free for ever from JAMB issues every
year.
“To get your JAMB CBT answers, send your
four UTME subjects, JAMB registration number to 08063223126 and call to
know how you can get the answers.
“Heaven helps those who help
themselves, hurry now. It is not all about brilliance, but “connection”
and ‘who knows who.’ It is guaranteed because giving students the best
always is my primary assignment and I’ll and that is why they all
trusted me.”
Meanwhile, the fraudsters went on to
perfect their scheming by posting testimonies of those they had
supposedly helped with CBT result upgrade on the platform. One of such
persons, with the name, Joy, who commented on a thread opened by one of
the fraudsters, Mr. Rowland, says, “Thank you for upgrading me from 171
to 219.”
However,JAMB has issued a disclaimer via its Facebook page in which it distanced itself from such activities.
JAMB says claims made by such fraudsters on the Internet were untrue and that they have no access to its database.
The warning it posted on the social
network states, “Information reaching JAMB shows Internet fraudsters are
already telling candidates that their results could be upgraded in one
form or the other. This is pure deceit, the public and candidates are
hereby advised to disregard these fraudsters since they do not have
access to our data.”
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