How scammers used fake website to defraud applicants for Nigerian passport

Unsuspecting Nigerians living abroad are said to have been defrauded by scammers of various sums of money through a fake passport registration website.

This was disclosed in a joint statement by the Embassy and Consulates General of New York and Atlanta, in the United States.

The Nigerian Diplomatic missions in the United States warned Nigerians about a fake website being used by scammers for passport registration.

They added the fake website is being used to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians, directing them to make payments that are not authorized by the FG.

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“The attention of the Nigerian Embassy and Consulates in the United States have been drawn to the operations of a website, www.nigerianpassports.com, purporting to be a platform for processing Nigerian International Passport,”

“The website directs passport applicants to make payments through Zelle using Tel no. 770-510-9332.

“The Nigerian Embassy in Washington and the Consulates in New York and Atlanta wish to state that this website is fake and set up to defraud applicants for Nigerian passport.

“While the Embassy and Consulates liaise with local authorities and the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters in Abuja to investigate this fraudulent website, the general public is reminded that the global website for applications for Nigerian passport remains portal.immigration.gov.ng.

“Applicants outside Nigeria are to apply through the official websites of the respective Embassies/Consulates where they intend to process their passports.’’

They urged applicants not in Nigeria, to apply for new passports through the websites of the embassies they intend to process their passports and channel all enquiries to the consulate through the following email address: [email protected].