The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has uncovered a fresh fake SWIFT message scheme and warned Nigerians and the general public against falling victim to fraudsters.
The spokesperson of the apex bank, Hakama Sidi Ali, issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. She clarified that CBN does not provide correspondent banking services for Nigerian banks in foreign payments nor maintain accounts for private business entities.
The apex bank stressed that the claim that alleged expected foreign inflows for onward credit into the accounts of private business entities are trapped in the CBN is not only spurious but deceitful.
“Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been inundated with claims by private entities, individuals, law firms, and government agencies that foreign currency funds allegedly transferred to them by foreign entities have yet to be credited to their accounts with Nigerian banks....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
“In some instances, the claimants alleged that the funds were withheld by either the beneficiary bank in Nigeria or the CBN and requested the assistance of the bank towards releasing the funds to them. The requests are usually supported with fake documents such as SWIFT MT103, SWIFT Ack copy, etc.
