CBN Raises Alarm Over Fraudulent Loan Offers
The Central Bank Of Nigeria, CBN has advised Nigerians against replying messages requesting their personal details.
The Apex bank on Monday in a statement by the Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor drew the attention of Nigerians to the fraudulent act making waves in the social media.
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According to the bank, loan seekers and owners of small-scale businesses are being tricked to apply for CBN loans provided by the Federal Government through an e-mail address [email protected].
“While the CBN, indeed, has several development finance intervention programmes from which different categories of businesses have benefitted (and still benefit), the Bank DOES NOT do so through direct interaction with prospective applicants.
“For the avoidance of doubt, there are clearly spelt out procedures for accessing CBN intervention funds, which are disbursed through Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs), such as Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Microfinance Banks (MFBs).”
Meanwhile, the financial institution stated that prospective applicants are advised to approach their respective banks or the CBN branch nearest to them for clarification on the procedure for accessing any of the CBN-related loans.
