The Central Bank of Nigeria has, in a press release warned bank customers to beware of fraudulent activities by unscrupulous individuals who have been sending unsolicited mails and text messages to unsuspecting bank customers, alerting them about deactivation or suspension of their bank accounts due to uncompleted Bank Verification Number (BVN).
An example of such messages read thus: "Dear customers, due to the new BVN policy by the CBN your has been deactivated, call.... "
The release adds...
The CBN wishes to warn individuals and the general public that those messages are intended to lure bank account holders to reveal their personal details with which the fraudsters could use to defraud them.
The public is therefore warned that neither the CBN and deposit money banks nor their employees or agents would ever call bank customers or send e-mail/text messages requesting for passwords, card details or personal identification number (PIN).
Bank customers are therefore advised to personally visit their banks for any issue requiring disclosure of personal bank details.
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