WAEC warns students against joining rogue WASSCE, BECE groups
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cautioned candidates to sit for this year’s national or international examination to desist from joining online WASSCE and BECE groups created by rogue websites or individuals
Speaking to Daily Graphic, an official of the not-for-profit-making organization urged students to avoid websites and social media platforms created to entice candidates to download WAEC-confirmed topics or join their platforms.
“All such websites are rogue websites because the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has not confirmed any topics in any subject to anyone. Candidates should just be wary of rogue websites,” the WAEC official said.
Relatedly, the management of the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has cautioned members of the general public, particularly final-year students not to engage persons who claim to upgrade their examination results.
In a blog post sighted by EducationWeb.com.gh, WAEC said some fraudsters who claim to have access to its database contact candidates with the promise of “upgrading” their results for a fee payable through mobile money transfers.
“The Management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) wishes to alert its public to the activities of certain persons who introduce themselves as workers of WAEC and also claim to have access to its results database.
These fraudsters contact prospective candidates with the promise of “upgrading” their results for a fee payable through mobile money transfers. We urge the public and students to desist from that” the Council cautioned.
WAEC assured that its results database is well secured with military-grade encryption and as such, all forged WASSCE, BECE for School and other WAEC results can be detected by its state-of-the-art confirmation/verification system.
“Institutions and organisations are advised to confirm or verify results presented to them directly from the Council or access the confirmation/verification service online at https://www.waecgh.org,” the Examinations Council added.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said it has collaborated with various security agencies in the country to arrest unscrupulous individuals and fraudsters who take advantage of students during the release of results.
“We will urge members of the public to report the activities of these fraudsters to the police or to the nearest West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Office, any person found culpable will be dealt with accordingly,” It noted.
