By Lola Idahosa, Kaduna
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.
The Governor-elect’s spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan disclosed in a statement issued to newsmen in Kaduna.
According to the statement the impostor has created an e-mail address in the name of the governor-elect and criminally soliciting money from the general public.
According to the statement, “Some fraudster with email address: nelrufai@hotmail.com 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 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 receive 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 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.”
