Fraudsters clone CBN website; apex bank raises alarm

macfranc007 November 03, 2017 Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers 24/7 David Oladele

- Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said cyber criminals have cloned its website with a view to defrauding the unsuspecting public

- CBN urged Nigerians to disregard any other website than the bank’s www.cbn.gov.ng

- The apex bank maintained that it does not charge any fee from those desirous of accessing funds from its various intervention programms

The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised an alarm over a fake website purported to belong to it, which was deployed by fraudulent element with the intent to defraud unsuspecting victims.

NAIJ.com gathered this in a statement by Isaac Okorafor, the acting director, corporate communications, the CBN said it has only one website.

The statement read that the bank’s attention had been drawn to a scam being perpetrated by some fraudulent persons whereby unsuspecting members of the public are diverted to a fake website purported to belong to the Central Bank of Nigeria.

“There is the danger of these fraudsters extorting money from victims based on false claims that the payments made are to either guarantee or secure loans from the various intervention funds of the Bank.

''For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state that the CBN does not charge any fee from those desirous of accessing funds from its various intervention programms.

PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app

“That the only website created and maintained by the Central Bank of Nigeria for its engagement with stakeholders is: www.cbn.gov.ng,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that CBN warned the general public of scammers who send unsolicited text messages to bank customers.

The apex bank in a new statement warned bank users to mindful of these text messages on Bank Verification Number (BVN).

Top 4 corruption cases: Maina back in the limelight - on NAIJ.com TV: