PTDF raises alarm over fraudulent scholarship application portal
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has raised the alarm over the activities of fraudulent online publications calling on unsuspecting persons to apply for scholarship awards.
A statement made available to newsmen by the Head Press and External Relations PTDF, Kalu Otisi on Tuesday in Abuja, warns that the fund has long concluded the processes for the PTDF 2019/2020 scholarship award.
It added that the fraudsters’ use of PDTF is a means to confuse and lure people into applying for the scholarship.
He advised persons interested in the PTDF scholarship scheme to tread with caution by only visiting its main websites, social media platforms or visit its corporate office, so as not to fall victims to the fraudulent publication and fall victim to the illicit intentions of the imposters.
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The statement reads: “The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) wishes to alert the public about an online publication calling on interested Nigerians to apply for scholarship award by uploading their information on their site.
“The deceptive publication titled: “Petroleum Development Fund (Pdf) scholarship 2019/2020 for undergraduate & postgraduate awards in Nigerian colleges of education, polytechnics and universities” is a ploy to mislead and extort vulnerable Nigerians through the cloning of PTDF application format.
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“The process of the PTDF 2019/2020 scholarship has long been concluded and PTDF will as always make known when the portal is open for the next scholarship application.
“All those interested in PTDF scholarship are strongly advised not to respond to this scholarship solicitation as the criminal intentions of the purveyors are manifested in the publication by attempting to confuse PTDF with PDF.”
