The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned members of the public to disregard fraudulent offers purportedly advertising forfeited vehicles for sale at cheap prices.
The agency, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the scam was being perpetrated by criminals impersonating senior officials of the agency.
Babafemi said the fraudsters were using the names of top NDLEA officials, particularly the Secretary to the Agency, Mr Shadrach Haruna, to circulate fake letters and messages offering vehicles allegedly forfeited to the agency for auction.
He described the offers as a complete scam, stressing that they were a malicious ploy designed solely to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money.
He emphasised that no official of the NDLEA had the authority to privately offer, allocate or sell forfeited vehicles or any other assets seized by the agency.
