US mission warns Nigerians against Ivy League schools’ admission scams

*The United States Embassy in Abuja and Consulate in Lagos caution Nigerian consumers not to fall victim to a fraud currently promising to facilitate admissions into Ivy League schools in the US

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

As scammers begin to solicit membership fees while seeking to increase contacts from unwary individuals and groups, the United States (US) Mission in Nigeria has alerted consumers to an education-related fraud, which promises to facilitate admissions into Ivy League colleges in the American country.

The Mission, in a statement on its Web site, said the swindlers use the EducationUSA name to extract payment for placement into Ivy League colleges through the “EducationUSA Ivy League Programme.”

The EducationUSA services are free to aspiring students, adding that no one should pay money to anyone asking for fees, the US Mission noted.

The statement also said: “The US Mission to Nigeria warns the Nigerian public about scammers using the EducationUSA name to extract payment for placement into Ivy League colleges through the “EducationUSA Ivy League Programme.”

“All these messages are FAKE!

“The US Mission to Nigeria draws the general public’s attention to fake targeted electronic emails and social media claiming to facilitate admission/placement to a non-existent Ivy League Programme.”

According to the Mission, fraudsters begin by soliciting membership fees and then seek to increase contact.

The statement further warned: “To be clear, EducationUSA services are free to aspiring students.

“Do not pay money to anyone asking for fees. The US Embassy in Abuja and Consulate in Lagos warn Nigerians not to fall victim to this scam.”