The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has expressed concern regarding the circulation of criminal, deceptive and fake messages false directed at applicants for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, or UTME.
This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the board, Fabian Benjamin, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Benjamin pointed out that the messages were being disseminated by suspected fraudsters with the intent to defraud unsuspecting individuals.
The JAMB’s spokesperson further said that the perpetrators have 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.
The examination body urged the public to remain vigilant and critically assess the messages they receive.
JAMB added that any communication that does not align with its official channels or uses suspicious language or instructions should be regarded as fraudulent.
