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What To Know About BVN Upgrade Scamming by DSaroos(m): 2:09pm On Jul 26, 2016 |
Gone are days when we heard about online
scam and we think such never exist here in
Nigeria but today as we get more advanced in
using technology we actually became source
of target.
For sure, we are now in the age where
scammers and frauders are more likely
targeting bank user in Nigeria, though this is
not something new but it is worst here in
Arewa (Northern Nigeria). Despite the fact
that most people are curious to those kind of
scam, if you are not careful you will
somehow fall into their target because they
well organized it in very technique way that
can mess you up or that can even bypass
your thinking to expect it is real. I have seen
many people becoming their victim.
The process is similar to phishing attack,
where the attacker will claim that he is Bank
agent. They are fooling people that their
account has been deactivate due to BVN
problem and they will need you to call them if
you want it to be fix, by time you respond
them, it mean Sallah (Eid) to them. Without
much ado, here is how they make it and how
i deal with one of them.
In the morning a received a text like this
“ Dear customer, due to our BVN system
upgrade your ATM Card has been de-
activated, To reactivate, kindly call CBN
Customer care 0092348149018530”
I suddenly trash it out but i still received
those kind of text often and one day i decide
to call the guy not because i don’t know, just
because sometime the only way to catch a
fool is to act like a fool.
I told him about the text i received and told
him that even when I received the text i was
able to withdraw my money but he insist that
my card is still at risk, he then recommend
me to give my digit to help me fix it and i
told him i’ll handle that by myself when i was
in the office tomorrow.
He lost control when he had me claiming that
i’m a FirstBank agent, when i relise that, i
end it up, thinking that it was totally waste of
time, i just docked and shoot him away. Dear
you reading this, even in the feature try to
remember the following when someone need
your pin to help you fix some security breach
which is not officially demanded.
You bank operator will never ask you
to disclose your identification from
phone call i.e. password or card
serial number because they have all
your credential with them by time you
sign-up with them, even when you
change the password they still have
everything. So there’s no need to ask
you, if your Bank mean to hurt you,
mind this.
If its official the heading should not be
a number, it will be the name of the
brand not a mobile number.
If its issue of transaction they’ll need
you to contact them to the nearest
branch close to your area and request
you to give them a well detailed
explanation about your transaction.
The CBN customer care might not be
involve in this because you never host
your account to them, its your Bank
operator agent only will handle this.
Think about this
If the above mention appear to be real
in your text i strongly Recommend not to, but to contact your Bank and show them what you received, whatever the case maybe there will be a fix for you in the meantime. Unseen eyes are everywhere scammers might do what ever they can in other to caught you up. They have many forms but by taking reasonable precautions, it is possible to minimize the risks of their damn shits. Have you ever deal with them? Please share your experience with us using the comment below. credit www.donsaroos.com/know-bvn-upgrade-scamming/ |
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