FUK Debunks Fake Hostel Payment
The Management of Federal University of Kashere Gombe on Tuesday debunked messages urging freshly admitted students to make payment for hostel allocation.
Debunking the messages allegedly sent on behalf of the school Hassan Kwami, said the information on payment was not authorised by management, asking that it should be overlooked.
Kwami, in a statement signed on behalf of the Acting Registrar partly read, “The attention of Management of Federal University of Kashere Gombe State has been drawn to fake Short Message Service (SMS) and email messages being sent to the newly admitted candidates by some suspected scammers requesting them to make payment and process accommodation and or obtain registration Personal Identification Number (PIN) within 24 hours by clicking the following fraudulent link: http://forms.gle/4VDpkou4xo4svBDz5.
“The scammers have even provided fake email address and bank account details where such payments could be made to process the said PIN. To make the records straight, the Student Registration PIN is only issued at the Academic Affairs Division of the University at Kashere, after physical screening and that the PIN is free.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Management of the University has never engaged any Agent or Consultant to issue/process Registration PIN for its Students. Therefore, the General Public especially newly admitted students should ignore. such messages. The newly admitted Students are advised to always visit the University’s Website: www.fukashere.edu.ng for their enquiry or any information regarding the Registration procedure.”
While seeking for support of the public in order to nab the perpetrators, Kwami added, “Accordingly, the Management is seeking for the cooperation of the general public to please report the perpetrators of this fraudulent activity as the matter has been reported to the relevant security and Anti-graft Agencies to ensure that they are brought to book.”
