A Nigerian blogger, Sylvester Victor Augustus, (32) has been arrested by operatives from the Department of State Services, DSS, for cloning the agency website and putting up a fake recruitment notice.
According to reports, the 32-year-old suspect was arrested for misleading Nigerians and defrauding unsuspecting job seekers into thinking the agency was hiring.
Augustus, originally from Abak Local Government Area in Akwa-Ibom State, was tracked down and apprehended by DSS operatives on Thursday, January 9, at his residence on Akpan Eno Lane in Abak, Abak LGA.
He identified himself as a graduate of the University of Uyo, UNIUYO, a blogger, and a content creator.
“Augustus had cloned the DSS website on which he created a fake online recruitment notice, apparently with the intent of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public,” a source revealed.
The DSS swiftly labeled the post as fake and warned the public not to fall for the scammers’ schemes.
It was gathered that the suspect will soon be brought to court for prosecution.
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