The Federal Government has dismissed a viral grant scheme being circulated on social media as ‘President Bola Tinubu’s N50,000 Cash Grant’ to Nigerians.
Government issued the disclaimer on Wednesday through Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Abuja.
Umar, who cautioned Nigerians about the scheme, said that the website associated with the grant was a phishing website designed to mislead unsuspecting citizens.
She explained that government would always communicate such information via the appropriate agency supervising such programmes, should there be any.
The statement read in part, “NITDA-Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (NITDA-CERRT) hereby wish to advise the public to avoid clicking on unknown links.
“The website ‘https://thryt.com/50k-CashGrants, is a phishing website that tends to lure users into divulging their personal information, such as full names, phone number, home address, email address and bank account details, such as name of bank and account number.
“Avoid clicking on this website and other similar websites, which can lead to divulging personal information in order not to fall prey to cyber criminals.”
The statement, therefore, advised the public to contact the agency’s CERRT on email via cerrt@nitda.gov. ng, phone number – +234 817 877 4580, web address- www.cerrt.ng — whenever in doubt.
