Fraudulent Emails, Identity Theft and Financial Fraud
The Central Bank of Nigeria is aware that its name and that of some of
its staff are being used to validate a range of different forms of fraud,
perpetrated against innocent third parties. The identity theft element of
these scams can include fraudulent emails, the replication of faxes from
the Bank, copies of our website and the creation of a false telephone
switchboard.
Examples of replica documents and sites have occurred both in Nigeria and
elsewhere across the world.
Whilst the Central Bank of Nigeria can take no responsibility for
losses arising from such sites, services or documents, we are dedicated to
the task of playing our part in reducing identity theft and fraud.
If you have any doubts about the legitimacy of any correspondence
purporting to be from the Central Bank of Nigeria please do not hesitate
to see our
419 disclaimers If you have received what is obviously a fraudulent
email purporting to be from the Bank, it is important that you do not
access any links within it, disclose any personal information or reply to
it.
International Monetary Fund:The International Monetary Fund was established in 1945 to promote the health of the world economy with 29 countries sigining the Articles of Agreement. Nigeria joined the IMF in 1961,which now has 184 members with its headquarters in Washington D.C., USA.