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Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion bank, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), is thrilling customers with new messages on how to stay ahead of online fraudsters.
With spike in coronavirus and countries locking down cities and businesses while urging workers and citizens to go online to work and carry out transactions, scammers have raised the stakes too forcing banks to repeatedly keep customers alert on criminal antics online.
One of FirstBank’s latest email comes with fun and messages – delivered in a mix of formal English and the more popular Pidgin English to get the message home even while customers can afford a ‘laugh’ from their locked down cities across Nigeria.
Don’t let scammers steal your money! FirstBank tells millions of its customers.
“I hardly read such email-messages, said one customer in Kaduna, north western Nigeria. “But I found this particular one funny and very educative and I have shared with a lot of my friends,” he added.
The bank added short images to reinforce its messages to its customers “and that added to the colour unlike the usual drab and boring stuff,” said another customer in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria.
“We laughed over this. It was so funny and very informing too,” another customer of the bank revealed in Jos.
According to one Lagos customer: “The one that rocked me most and I laughed and laughed is this one: “If ‘they’ call you and ask you to send your ATM or card PIN or date of birth or any other personal info, sing egungun be kiafu for them!”
Enjoy the message as emailed to customers below.
Don’t let scammers steal your money!
Do you want to get scammed? No? God Forbid? Ok.
Then be careful this lockdown season because as COVID-19 is wreaking health havoc across the world, scammers are attempting to wreak havoc inside your account. We’ve got you covered but you also need to shine your eyes by following these simple steps.
If ‘they’ call you and ask for your account details, drop the call on them immediately. Your bank knows you and won’t ask you for your account details.
If ‘they’ call you and ask you to send your ATM or card PIN or date of birth or any other personal info, sing egungun be kiafu for them!
If ‘they’ call you and say your ATM card has been blocked. Tell them issokay you will go to the branch to unblock it yourself after Corona or send a mail to [email protected]
If ‘they’ send you any message and say click this link to update your banking details, no open am. Just delete it.
Be #ScamSmart. Socially and sensibly distance your money from any attempt by scammers to get your personal banking details.
Finally, finally and finally, if you make mistake give anybody your pin or other banking information on the phone, you can also send a mail to [email protected]
A word is enough for the wise. Do well and listen.
