By Patrick Idowu
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has raised alarm over a wave of fraudulent messages targeting 2025 UTME candidates, warning the public to disregard them completely.
JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, described the messages as false, misleading and criminal.
He said they were designed by fraudsters to trick candidates into contacting fake agents under the guise of correcting errors in their exam details.
The scammers reportedly manipulated JAMB’s official sort code, combining ‘55019’ with the exam code ‘8863’ to deceive unsuspecting candidates.
“These messages are not from JAMB,” Benjamin said in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. “Security agencies have been alerted and are currently tracking the fraudsters behind this scheme.”
He urged candidates to remain alert and verify all information strictly through JAMB’s official platforms.
