FUTO CAMPUS GIST- A FUTO STUDENT VICTIMIZED BY FRAUDSTARS

It was indeed a tragic experience yesterday, as a student almost collapsed saying he has been duped of N120,000 by a 419 sect.. The guy affirmed that those guys manipulated him with a lady, who he thought was a girlfriend. He complained that as soon as the girl left his room yesterda

It was indeed a tragic experience yesterday, as a student almost collapsed saying he has been duped of N120,000 by a 419 sect.. The guy affirmed that those guys manipulated him with a lady, who he thought was a girlfriend. He complained that as soon as the girl left his room yesterday, few hours later he started seeing debit alert in his phone as the girl was busy making her online purchases with his ATM. He quickly ran to SOCS building where the lady claimed to be in a department of CSC 300level with a name Rosemary. The shock increased as he was told that such student with that description, don’t exist in FUTO.

An eye witness, Kelvin re-affirmed that such incidence has occurred before that guys should be on a look out while inviting female visitors as many might be wolves in sheep clothing.

Gbedu community also pleads with students to be watchful, as bank card and cheque fraud happens when criminals steal your ATM cards or chequebook and gain access to funds in your account. Criminals steal your bank cards or cheque book; or they obtain your card or account details, allowing them to take money from your account or run up credit in your name. A fraudster counterfeits your bank card by using a device to capture the card and account information embedded in your card’s magnetic strip. This is often known as ‘skimming’. The fraudster then uses this information to carry out fraudulent transactions in countries where chip and PIN technology is not supported. Fraudster uses a device to capture your card information as you are withdrawing money from an ATM. The fraudster then uses this information in transactions where the card doesn’t have to be physically seen by the retailer or merchant. For example, when shopping online; buying goods by telephone or mail order; or using cardholder activated terminals, such as ticket machines. You’ll usually notice this by seeing unfamiliar transactions on your statements, or suddenly finding that you’ve exceeded your overdraft limit or credit limit and your card is refused when you try to make a purchase.

Students are hereby advised to immediately report lost or stolen cards or suspected fraudulent use of your card to your bank. You should also report lost or stolen cheque books or any missing cheques. Banks and companies have 24-hour emergency numbers printed on account statements.