Fraudsters on Friday hacked into the email of the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma- Egba, appealing for payment of N200,000.00 into the account of one Peter Fedude in the United Bank of Africa.
The account number was given as 2055979807.
The hacker said Ndoma-Egba made an urgent journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo and needed N200,000 urgently.
Ndoma-Egba, who disowned the email sent from his official mail, said he never authorized such email, did not travel to DR Congo and did not ask for or receive money through proxy for any reason whatsoever.
The Senate Leader said: “I wish to bring to the notice of the general public the fraudulent activities of some fraudsters who hacked into my official email account (emos56@yahoo.com) and used same to send email to contacts in my account.”
The fraudulent mail reads: “Please can you help me and make a payment to this account, PETER FEDUDE 2055979807 UBA Bank for me the sum of N200, 000.00 today. It is very important to me. I am counting on you I will refund you as soon as am back from Congo DRC. Reply me if the payment is done.”