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EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Islie: 6:21am On May 26, 2019
•Asks victims to pay for security, Senate clearance

•Prof petitions anti-graft agency after losing money


John Alechenu


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has instituted a probe into the activities of a syndicate ripping Nigerians off under the guise of safeguarding their nomination for President Muhammadu Buhari’s next cabinet.

SUNDAY PUNCH learnt in Abuja on Saturday that the syndicate had successfully fleeced a number of Nigerians across all walks of life of millions of naira in the name of “processing fees.”

The anti-graft agency’s action was triggered by a petition, dated May 17, 2019, sent by one of the victims.

It was learnt that the syndicate forged a letterhead and created email addresses of the office of the Vice-President, National Security Adviser as well as the State House Protocol Department for this purpose.

SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the syndicate targets former and serving heads of federal and state government establishments.

A petition to the EFCC by one of the victims (name withheld), who is a prominent academic from one of Nigeria’s leading second generation federal universities, gave an insight into the syndicate’s mode of operation.

A member of the syndicate normally contacts a potential victim by telephone to confirm their identity after which the victim is told that they had been nominated for a cabinet position and is informed the information must be kept secret.

The potential victim is then asked to send their Curriculum Vitae, and is then sent a nomination form bearing a letterhead and seal of the ‘Presidency’.

A day or two after the form is signed and returned via email, the victim receives an email supposedly from the State House Protocol Office acknowledging receipt of the completed form.

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The potential victim is then informed in the same letter that their file had moved to the office of the National Security Adviser, having been approved by the protocol office.

He is then given the name and telephone number of a member of the syndicate who is said to be the Chairman of the Security Clearance team for further directives.

At this point, the victim is advised to comply with the directives given by the said chairman within 48 hours or risk being dropped from the list.

An excerpt of the letter entitled: ‘Request To Reach the National Security Adviser’s Office (sic) for Clearance’, obtained by SUNDAY PUNCH, reads, “This is to officially acknowledge the receipt of your completed nomination form and to also inform you that your file has moved to the office of the National Security Adviser for security clearance having being approved by my office.

“Besides, you are being screened for a position among the portfolios of the federal executive council on the directive of the President. This is an official process to verify nominees for the prospective unity government.

“I crave your indulgence to kindly contact the Chairman, Security Clearance Committee Team whose name and contact appear below for directives bearing in mind that you have 48 hours to be cleared or declined. Mr. Sunday Iduh (Chairman) — 08104021735.”

The letter was signed by Senator Lawal Abdullahi Kazaure, State Chief Protocol to the President.

Once the victim contacts the so-called chairman, the fleecing begins. The victim is then asked to provide funds to obtain clearance from security agencies as well as the Senate.

While narrating his ordeal, a victim, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of his safety as well as not to jeopardise EFCC’s investigations, said he was contacted on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 by one Mrs Blessing Agbana, purporting to work for the Chief of Protocol to the President.

He gave her phone number as 0810442229.

“She then said she would forward an email address to which I should urgently forward my CV. My true caller check confirmed that name. These are the emails:

or

Dr. (Mrs) Blessing Agbana. I forwarded my CV, which was acknowledged. A nomination form was forwarded to me. I completed the form as above.

“I was asked to check my email for a message indicating that my nomination had been approved. I contacted Mr. Sunday Iduh as indicated on 08104021735.

“He (Iduh) said I needed to pay N30,000 per security agency as administrative charge. I said that was impossible since that was a Friday. He offered to facilitate if I could quickly pay the N150, 000 into the account of Jude Philips, the secretary of the screening committee at FCMB 5706723016.

“I paid and he acknowledged receipt and that he had deployed his men immediately. Later, I received an email that I had been cleared with the document below.”

He added, “Mr. Roland Aga, with phone number 08155884850, called that he had to go to the Senate to get the time for appearance. He called back after the 10am appointment to request that we on the list were requested to express appreciation before screening.

“He said he was going to come up with an average of suggestions from the 20 nominees. He came up with N200, 000 to be paid to this account: David U. Benardin, UBA 2121106931”

A retired official of the Bureau for Public Service Reforms, who was also approached by the syndicate, was saved by his instincts.

A source familiar with the case said, “When they called him with information about his purported nomination and he needed to follow their instructions, he told them he didn’t ask to be nominated, and that to ask him for money for processing was inappropriate. The conversation ended there. Only God knows how many others have fallen victim and are unwilling to take the matter up because they are too embarrassed.”

When SUNDAY PUNCH called Mrs. Agbana’s telephone, a voice message said the number did not exist.

The same response was received when our correspondent called the telephone numbers of other members of the syndicate.

A security official told SUNDAY PUNCH in confidence that the “appointment scam is the biggest scam in town at the moment.”

He however promised that “we will get to the bottom of it.”

Spokesman for the EFCC, Tony Orilade, said, “We don’t discuss ongoing investigation on the pages of newspapers.”



https://punchng.com/efcc-probes-syndicate-fleecing-vips-over-buharis-cabinet/

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by MANNABBQGRILLS: 6:42am On May 26, 2019
EFCC on fleek....... cheesy

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by robinicule(m): 6:45am On May 26, 2019
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by sparog(m): 6:47am On May 26, 2019
Damn

They must have made millions from this format before being busted

Say no to crime, it doesn't pay

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by iammo(m): 6:47am On May 26, 2019
shocked


Fruadulent country, where Bigger Corruption called Goverment and Religion are arresting and castigating smaller corruption called Yahoo Yahoo, and the ones who are not oppurtuned to be fruadulent due to fear or lack of guts gets to pick a side of the fraud to support and cheer.

Ironically a goverment whose key figure collected hundreds of million bribe from MTN is focused on petty youth criminals with Magu who leaves in a rented 25m abuja mansion and takes Firstclass emirate trips to mecca with a Police DIG salary heading the campaign, Reno omokirikiri who is still at large for fruad is still giving nuggets about internet fruad, Even Dino chooke mouth.

If you are gullible in Nigeria you will wail till death and your children and grandchildren may also do the same if they remain gullible

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Onyenna(m): 6:47am On May 26, 2019
Okay naah
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by adebobconed(m): 6:49am On May 26, 2019
shocked
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by aolawale025: 6:50am On May 26, 2019
419 people have moved in

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Conceptman: 6:50am On May 26, 2019
Seriously serious, Nigeria is in deep shit..is it that crime is the only way for people to survive now in Nigeria..how did we get here

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by daddytime(m): 6:50am On May 26, 2019
Na wetin get original Dem dey fit duplicate.

This is a counterfeit to the original "palm greasings" that takes place in every sphere of our National lives.

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Johnrake69: 6:50am On May 26, 2019
Naija
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Elfather12: 6:51am On May 26, 2019
Abrakatabra
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Firstorderwizard(m): 6:53am On May 26, 2019
Govt of fraud,for fraud and by fraud.
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by kesmiraAutos: 6:54am On May 26, 2019
It's pains me to see how people still fall for these cheap lies and gimmicks shocked Cmon guys wake up to the reality of life, you don't just get nominated for any position whatsoever anywhere in this world. Haba! cheesy cheesy cheesy

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by kophy(m): 6:58am On May 26, 2019
Islie:




•Asks victims to pay for security, Senate clearance

•Prof petitions anti-graft agency after losing money


I am sure EFCC will certainly get to the root of this scam. They have been in this mess for long time now is the time for them to face the full wrath of the law. God bless bàbà Buhari Next level we go!



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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by soberdrunk(m): 7:00am On May 26, 2019
If someone that qualifies to hold office at the "Federal level" falls for this scam them suppose arrest and investigate the person... angry
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by YourFreedom(m): 7:01am On May 26, 2019
This whole long story is a gbesssh. Higher brain manipulated. By lower brain. We make a living out of every necessities here. Mr Kwarapsan a lot is really going on under your nose.
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by uselesscountry: 7:03am On May 26, 2019
Let’s them be focusing on yahoo yahoo. Our eyes will clear sooner.

I can give efcc a better job description than what they are doing now. For now they don’t have a job. They are noisemakers

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Dottore: 7:03am On May 26, 2019
paul2255:
See below
Fraudulent demonic thief
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by 2blessed01(m): 7:05am On May 26, 2019
Las Las Nigerians/NL Will Concour With Me Dat APC Is No SAINT!!!
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Nobody: 7:10am On May 26, 2019
These copy and paste epistle sef... Those shouting efcc only arrest yahoo boys won't commend this naw
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by kaen1317: 7:11am On May 26, 2019
EFCC...APC's Gestapo
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Craigslists: 7:19am On May 26, 2019
Lol

Nice format. Boys go flex scatter...

They thought yahoo yahoo is done be street urchins who are neither educated nor smart.

What do you expect from someone that graduated from the University to be doing with all the knowledge acquired and without jobs to keep him busy? Make him sit down for House dey count ceilings ba??

Don’t get it twisted folks... Na smart people dey do yahoo o. MMM is a case study of a well orchestrated scam to dupe the gullible.

Next time shine your eyes greedy dumb fvcks!

Me: Mr. Magu (Mugu), one oyibo like that wan dash me money o, I say make I ask you first if I should go ahead and collect it.

Mr. Mugu: Don’t try it, that is cyber fraud!

Me: Ogun strike you there Magu!

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by kophy(m): 7:19am On May 26, 2019
They should all face the full wrath of the law.
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by ClearFlair: 7:20am On May 26, 2019
Stupid fools tried to scam my Dad. They need to be apprehended and jailed.
Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by sammyj: 7:22am On May 26, 2019
shocked shocked EFCC should continue the good work. No room for crime and corruption again in our country

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by kaen1317: 7:22am On May 26, 2019
Man must chop

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Re: EFCC Probes Syndicate Fleecing Vips Over Buhari’s Cabinet by Nobody: 7:31am On May 26, 2019
See format. Lol. It's not a new format anyway. This appointment 'local' format has always existed, and from all accounts it is always super potent. It preys on the greed and desperation of corrupt Nigerians. A timeless classic.

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