Abuja, Nigeria – E be like say scammers don use dem fake magician moves again as the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) don raise alarm over one fraudulent online portal wey dey masquerade as their official site. This one no be small matter oh! As on Monday, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, wey be Director of Strategic Communications for NELFUND, come drop this bombshell.
Oluwatuyi talk say plenty messages dey circulate wey claim say President Bola Tinubu don give order make dem reopen NELFUND application portal. But wait, this go be wetin true? Abeg no fall for that one (I no wan hear say you go collect ‘wahala’ go return am). She sharply clarify say dem fake messages dey include one deceptive URL wey no follow road. She warn students sharply say make dem no give out any personal or financial details to anybody wey no sabi anything.
According to NELFUND, the only place wey dem fit apply na the ‘official’ portal wey still dey https://nelf.gov.ng. In case you come see any website wey dey try to imitate this one, just know say na fake (abi you wan dey come withdraw your life savings for one market?).
This fund no just dey play oh! Since dem start operation for April 2024 under the Student Loans Act, dem don give loans to over 100,000 students. Na serious business be this one, and NELFUND no wan make anybody miss out because of scam.
They don tell students, parents, and guardians make dem report any suspicious portals wey dem fit see through email wey dey [email protected] and also reach out via their verified social media handles like X (@nelfund), Instagram (@nelfund), Facebook, and LinkedIn. (Make we no allow these scammers collect our data like say e be small pikin wey misplace him sweets).
This na time wey we go take shine our eyes as this fake loan matter show say cybersecurity dey become serious wahala. Scammers dey use all this digital education plans try to gather sensitive data like data go fit solve world hunger or something. NELFUND don promise say dem go always maintain transparency and safety for their application process. Na so we go fit trust dem more!
And remember, if you see any suspicious link or fake portal, no forget say you fit help report am. We fit all stand together make sure say no scammer fit come dey play us for back! Stay sharp, e get as the world dey run these days.
