Friday, 20 January 2017

How To Avoid Scam And Confirm If JAMB Form Is Out





As of the time of writing this article, JAMB form is NOT yet out.



How do you know? When you go to JAMB's registration site www.jamb.org.ng, you will see this...

 
  
The snapshot above says it all: Jamb registration has NOT started. If it has started, why is it "Not Available" in JAMB site?



If you also go to JAMB’s catalogue site www.jamb.gov.ng , you will see this notice...



 





Be wise. Don’t be duped. Keep checking JAMB sites. That's the only way to be 100% sure.



Better still, join me on Facebook.



But I Heard That They Are Selling In The Banks



On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, I went online to find out where the rumor was coming from.



To my surprise, some sites actually carried the information. They said that you can buy it from...


  • Skye bank 
  • Zenith bank 
  • Union bank 
  • First bank



To confirm, i went to these banks. My findings? None of them are selling.



I even heard some people saying that somebody they know at Owerri has bought from the bank. The question i kept asking was, if she can buy from a bank in Owerri, how come we can’t buy in Lagos.



When i inquired further, I discovered that she was scammed.



So you need to be careful. Avoid paying money into any bank account. JAMB will never ask you to pay money into any bank account. Jamb is clear on ...



How 2017/2018 JAMB From Will Be Bought



On, October 2016 Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Jamb Registrar announced that JAMB has scrapped scratch card. He said it will now be online.

But I've Registered In A Business Center. Was I Scammed?

When you visit some business centers to ask about JAMB. They will give you a form to fill and charge you. The form may look like this...


 
It's not bad in itself. The only problem is that they fail to explain things to you.



Things like...



1.     JAMB form is filled online. NOT on a paper.


2.     The paper they give you is from them. NOT JAMB.


3.     They are collecting your money and giving you their form to fill with hope that when the form starts selling, they will buy and register you. The registration fee is their gain. So the money you pay is form money + registration fee.


4.     Nobody is sure how much JAMB form will be until it comes out. What happens if the price of the form is higher than what you paid? What happens if it's lower. 


5.     Small business centers and cybercafes don't register JAMB. Only accredited CBT centers do. Business centers and cafes are just middle men. They collect your details and invite these centers to thumb print you. Then they fill out the rest.



The advantage for you is it saves you the stress of locating and registering directly. And yes, it can really be stressful. Imagine the crowd.



The disadvantage is that when you go through middle men, the chances that something will go wrong increases.



For example last year, some business centers were accused of filling the wrong thing for candidates. Some had mistakes in their names. Others in their location.



Some centers that couldn't attract large enough applicant. As a result, they couldn't find a CBT center willing to work with them.



There are ways to mitigate these...



1.     Work with a business center you trust.

2.     Keep in touch with this center till your form is filled.

3.     Make sure you are present the day they will be filling your form. That way, you will see what they are doing. If they make a mistake, you can correct them.

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