Gov Aliyu’s e-mail account hacked

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http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/news/174175-gov-aliyus-e-mail-account-hacked

By Aliyu M. Hamagam
Daily Trust
13 August 2012

Niger State governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has raised an alarm 
over his e-mail account which he said has been hacked.

A statement by his spokesman Danladi Ndayeba yesterday said Aliyu’s 
e-mail account has apparently been hacked by unknown persons who used to 
send massages to many of his contacts soliciting assistance from them.

The massage by the hackers to governor Aliyu’s contacts had the subject: 
“Urgent Assistance” and reads:”I didn’t tell you about our travel to 
Spain for short vocation, but unfortunately we were robbed at the hotel 
where we lodged along with other folks. We didn’t bring our phones here 
and the hotel telephone lines were disconnected during the incident, so 
I have access to only e-mail.

“Please I’m going to need some sort of loan from you for us to relocate 
to another hotel close to the embassy and also to get us another flight 
ticket......Please, let me know if you can help us out. I’m looking 
forward to hearing from you”.

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