CLAIM: A viral post on WhatsApp is asking N-Power candidates to verify if they have been shortlisted to receive ₦30,700 Batch C grant
VERDICT: FALSE. Registration can make you lose your WhatsApp account to scammers.
FULL TEXT: A viral post on WhatsApp is asking N-Power candidates to verify the status of their application and see if they have been shortlisted for the batch C cash grant.
The message titled: “*N-Power Begins Shortlisting Candidates For Batch C* Check if You have been shortlisted to receive ₦30,700 In The NPOWER Batch C FUND GRANT. Click https://bit.ly/N-Power-Grants.”
This post tends to direct candidates to this website using a shortened URL https://bit.ly/N-Power-Grants which further directs to https://npower.fmhds.gov.ng.claimlt.online/#1619458787892, made from a string of alphanumeric characters that contain N-Power keywords.
Tribune Online registered using a fake bank and account number in order to access the other pages of the form.
- To get the ₦ 30,700 Cash Price, First, click the green button “WHATSAPP” and send this information to 12 friends or groups on WhatsApp!
- After sending the message, you will go to the next step where you will be able to get the money sent to your Account in 2 minutes.”
Tribune Online clicked on WhatsApp and it automatically asks you to open your app.
Further checks on N-power revealed that their official website http://npower.gov.ng and not https://npower.fmhds.gov.ng.claimlt.online/#1619458787892.
Though the original website was not accessible at the time of filing this report, checks by Tribune Online on the official N-Power Twitter account showed that information on the Batch C 2021 shortlisted candidates can only be accessed through https://nasims.gov.ng/.
This official website showed that the application for Batch C has closed and successful applicants will get mail with no information on a cask grant.
“All N-Power batch-c applicants are expected to update their profile and take the test for possible shortlisting to the next stage of the N-Power application process. Please note that all successful candidates will be sent a mail and given directions on the next stage,” information on the website reads.
CONCLUSION: Based on findings, information on the N-power Batch C 2021 cash grant using this website is false.
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Fake website asking N-Power candidates to verify if they have been shortlisted for N30,700 grant