Nigerians have been cautioned against falling victim to fraudsters purportedly using the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) to offer false appointments.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume also warned the public to desist from having any transaction with job racketeers claiming to be from his office.
Akume, in a statement by Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information, OSGF on his behalf, similarly threatened fraudsters to desist forthwith from using his office to dupe the public or face the wrath of the law.
“The attention of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has been drawn to a certain fraudster, Mr Musa Madugu, who has been defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians with fake appointments and claiming to be representing or being affiliated with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, CON.
“In addition, the fraudster with this phone number, 08033453597, has been swindling people with a cloned phone number, 08032260729, purported to be SGF’s on True Caller; through which he was able to fleece the public of their hard-earned money.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the aforementioned phone number does not emanate from the SGF. Mr Musa Madugu is not an employee of the OSGF and has no affiliation whatsoever with the SGF.
“In this regard, the office expressly disclaims all liabilities for or damages of any kind arising out of having any transaction with the fraudster,” the statement read.
The SGF noted that the OSGF has no mandate to offer employment to Boards of the various agencies, parastatals and extra-ministerial departments.
He charged the public to immediately report any suspicious activity or concerns about potential fraud or job racketeering involving the OSGF to its official contact channels.
The channels are Facebook: @OfficeoftheSGF; Instagram: OfficialOSGFNG and X (formerly Twitter): OfficialOSGF and e-mail: Info@OSGF.gov.ng.
