| We discovered of recent, that e-mails, letters
and phone calls have been made to unsuspecting persons by
fraudsters claiming to be Directors or staff of First Bank of
Nigeria Plc.
These fraudsters usually claim to have access to huge
dollar deposits in the bank held in the name of deceased
persons, or huge dollar contract sums due for payment. The
solicitation progresses further to ask for assistance to remit
these funds to foreign accounts after which the proceeds would
be shared by the targeted potential victim and the originators
of the scam. This is the classic format of the "Advance-Fee
Fraud", known in Nigerian criminal parlance as "419".
This is to advise and warn the
general public that First Bank of Nigeria Plc., has no
relationship whatsoever with these fraudsters masquerading as
officials of the Bank. In the circumstance, we therefore,
unreservedly dissociate ourselves from all such correspondence
and transactions entered into based on such evidently
fraudulent and fictitious claims.
Our website address remains
http://www.firstbanknigeria.com. And our registered office
is at Samuel Asabia House, 35, Marina, Lagos, Nigeria.
Nonetheless, we have discovered a number of fake websites
which claim to be First Bank of Nigeria Plc's website, and
which these crooks have been using to continue their
fraudulent practices.
In the event that you receive this
kind of solicitation mails/letters, please disregard the
senders. For further information, contact us at
suggestions@firstbanknigeria.com, or call Head, Corporate
Planning & Development on 234-1-2663488, 2661045 or Fax:
234-1-2643166
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