The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that
it has not issued any notice on social media promising a financial reward for
anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of internet fraudsters,
popularly known as Yahoo Boys.
The anti-graft agency said the “clarification became
necessary following phone calls by citizens wanting to cash in on notices in
the social media by fraudsters promising a reward of One Million Naira
(N1,000,000) for friends, family, and relatives of Yahoo Boys who hand them
over to the EFCC.”
One of the notices with hashtags #EFCC and #beagoodcitizen
said, “If you have a Yahoo Yahoo boy as family, friend or relative, kindly hand
them over to us, and get a massive reward of 1million naira.”
The EFCC, in a statement by the Head, Media and Publicity,
Wilson Uwujaren, advised the public to disregard the notices because they are
alien to the Commission.
Uwujaren said, “Promoters of the hashtags are currently
under surveillance and every effort will be made to bring them to justice.
“While the Commission
welcomes information that could lead to the arrest of cybercrime suspects, it
has no policy of financial reward for such informants.
“The fight against corruption and other forms of economic
crime is a patriotic duty and Nigerians are encouraged to embrace it with
altruism.
“The whistleblower policy of the Federal Government which
the Commission is among the agencies saddled with its implementation is
applicable only to public sector corruption.
“The public is warned that the Commission will not be
responsible for anyone who falls for this obvious scam.”
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