The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has nothing to do with the latest wave of fake messages telling candidates to reprint their exam slips for a supposed resit. The board warned that the messages were being sent through a “spoofed version” of its official 66019 short code.
These messages targeted candidates who had already retaken their exams and received their UTME results, urging them to reprint their slips for yet another round.
JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, made it clear: “There are currently no scheduled examinations, and candidates who have successfully completed the resit examination and received their results need not be concerned. Such messages are fraudulent and intended to sow confusion.”
He also clarified the board’s current plans: “The only examination that JAMB is planning to conduct, which has yet to be scheduled, is the foreign examination held in nine countries across Europe, the Middle East, and certain African nations.
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Additionally, there will be a mop-up examination for candidates who missed the main and resit examinations and have been granted waivers only for 2025 to participate in the usual mop-up for those who experienced biometric failures.
We urge the public to disregard these deceptive messages. Those qualified for the mop-up examination, as specified, will be duly notified once preparations are finalised.”
JAMB urged all candidates to rely only on verified updates from its official platforms.