EMAIL FRAUD AND PHISHING
What is an email scam?
Criminals are soliciting clients by email in an effort to illegally obtain personal information for the sole purpose of defrauding them. The email and website addresses given may appear legitimate in most cases but it is actually an attempt to trick you into supplying sensitive personal data, they will claim all kinds of situation just to get at ones personal detail account and will provide a link and or an email address that may look authentic. You will be asked to provide put personal information, Bank Account Numbers, Usernames and or Passwords, etc. This fraudulent practice is often called “Phishing” or “Spoofing.”
If you receive an email that appears to be from FCT Residents Engagement Platform (myfctagov.ng) and if fits this criteria, contact us immediately:
Email:
admin@myfctagov.ng
Telephone:
MTN: + (234) 8031230330. 9Mobile: + (234) 8099936313. 8099936312
Office Address:
Plot 1, Kapital Street, Area 11, Garki. PMB 24 FCT Abuja, Nigeria Abuja FCT 00234 Nigeria
IMPORTANT: If you receive an email from an individual or a company requesting personal information or financial assistance, do not provide it or click on a link – even if it looks like a legitimate request.
Below is a sample of a Phishing e-mail:
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From: FCT Residents Engagement
Platform: admin@myfctagov.ng
Reply: FCT Residents Engagement
Platform: admin@myfctagov.ng
Date: 26 Apr 2021, 09:00
Subject: [FCT Residents Engagement Platform] New message from Grace Marc
Hi Max Omar,
Grace Marc sent you a new message: “CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL.”
“Greetings my dear, my name is Grace Marc Wolford and it’s my pleasure to meet you. I have something very important to discuss with you, please contact me on my email address for more info (marcgrace05@gmail.com)” Go to the discussion to reply or catch up on the conversation.
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- Do not share your Online Access Code, Username and Password or any other login information, with anyone.
- Do not store this information on your computer. If you write your Access Code/Password down, keep them in a safe place where they will not be easily found by others.
- If you receive an email and are not sure if it is legitimate, go directly to our website (https://myfctagov.ng/) and login from there; do not click on the link provided in the email.
- Do not be intimidated by an email that suggests dire consequences if you do not provide the information immediately.
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