Beware Of Scam..........

You may have received the communication below prompting you to click on a link in order to enroll for the Bank Verification Number (BVN).

This email claims that customers' accounts will be closed and their debit cards placed on hold if they do not click the link to enroll.

Here is a sample of the fraudulent SMS and e-mail:

SMS

'Dear customer, due to the BVN validation in compliance with CBN bank directives, your ATM card has been de activated call our help line on 09039248945 now.' Sent by 08060667151'

EMAIL

From: "Central Bank Of Nigeria" <security@cenbank.org>

Date: November 11, 2014 at 4:01:54 PM GMT+4

To:

Subject:(BVN) Prevent Account Closure

Reply-To: "Central Bank Of Nigeria" <security@cenbank.org>

CBN Urges Bank Customers To Enroll In Bank Verification Number (BVN) Initiative and prevent closure of accounts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with all Nigerian Banks has introduced the Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a unique identification number for all Bank customers. The Bank Verification Number (BVN) gives each Bank customer a unique identity across the Nigerian Banking industry. This can be used for easy identification and verification of Bank customers. The BVN initiative is part of the overall policy of the financial inclusion policy of the Financial Sector Strategy (FSS) agenda of ensuring Nigeria becomes one of the top 20 largest economies in the world by 2020.

Technology has made it possible to activate your Bank Verification Number online without visiting your bank. If you have already enrolled, all you need do is to activate your enrollment online by visiting our activation/enrollment page in the link below. If you haven't enrolled with your bank you can seize this opportunity to enroll online.

To avoid placing a hold on your account(s) and Debit Cards, please visit http://www.cenbank.org/BVN to go through the enrollment process and continue using your account(s).

Please note that BVN registration can only be carried out physically at a branch. Diamond Bank will NEVER request any update and/or personal banking details via e-mail, text messages or phone calls. Therefore, kindly DISREGARD and DELETE all such messages as these are scam messages intended to defraud you.

For more information, please call 0700-300-0000, send an SMS to 30811 or email us at 

enquiries@diamondbank.com.

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