All Progressives Congress Governor-elect in Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai has warned the general public to beware of fraudsters using his name to dupe unwary members of the public.
In a statement, Spokesman for the governor-elect, Mr. Samuel Aruwan said the fraudster created an email using the governor’s name.
Aruwan said “The office of Kaduna State Governor-elect has alerted the general public of fraudulent act by an unknown impostor, purportedly in the name of the Governor-elect, Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai.
“Some fraudsters with email address: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>, claiming to be Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor-elect, has sent scam messages, asking people to remit N150,000 to a Mainstreet Bank account.
“This is not only theft of identity but a case of fraud, impersonation and total misrepresentation of the person of the Kaduna State Governor-elect, Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai.
“We are by this notice calling on the general public to disregard any electronic message and others received in this regard. It is criminal and not from the person of the governor-elect.
“The public should not only disregard fraudster(s) impersonating Malam el-Rufai but report him/her/them to security agencies or alert the office of the governor-elect for prompt action onward prosecution.
“This is a clear case of impersonation as the governor-elect will never ask anyone for money in this way. Anyone that receives this kind of email request should know it is not from Malam el-Rufai but fraudulent elements.
“The case has been reported to Hotmail and the relevant law enforcement agencies for further necessary action.”