Some candidates who sat for the November/December 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have reportedly been receiving calls from persons who introduce themselves as staff of the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
These people claim to have access to the WAEC results database and can alter results.
A candidate who spoke to The Mirror said she received a call from an unknown caller telling her she had scored D7 in an English paper she wrote in 2014.
[contextly_sidebar id=”5ccVRUuWSFsrt8GbBbJF2KbH8Z7wmYmz”]The caller is said to have given details of her index number, number of subjects she wrote and her examination centres to the caller.
He told her she had failed the English Language paper and that she could be given a better grade before the results were officially released.
The candidate said she told the caller she wanted a B2 grade and that she will need some time to raise the GHC3,000 required.
Few weeks after the results were released on the official website of WAEC, same candidate checked her results only to find out she had scored B3 and not D7 as the caller made her believe.
She said she was surprised because she did not transfer any money to the supposed WAEC official to better her grades and that she would have been duped if she had sent money to the caller.
Meanwhile the Principal Public Affairs Officer of WAEC, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe has said her outfit is aware of fraudulent individuals posing as officials from the council.
She said apart from carrying advertisements in newspapers, WAEC also sent out text messages to all candidates who sat for the exams, warning them against such activities.
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By; Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana