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29.01.2023 Featured Fake Zenith Bank Agent Steals N141,000 From Hairstylist’s Account

Published 29th Jan, 2023

By Emmanuel Uti

Mary Ajah, a hairstylist in Osun State, has narrated how a fraudster posing as a Zenith Bank representative defrauded her of N141,000.

The hairstylist told FIJ the scammer succeeded in his scheme because she was desperate to resolve a problem she had with her current bank account.

She said she chatted with the bank to find out what she could do to receive alerts via text messages and her email address but she was told to reach out to them via their social media handles or email addresses as they were not receiving calls at the time.

READ ALSO: Zenith Bank Sends N3.23m to Lady Who Lost N4.039m, but Access Holds On to the Rest

According to Ajah, this problem of not receiving notifications from her account had been going on since October, immediately after creating a current bank account.

Debit Alert from Zenith on the Hairstylist's Account

“I sent an email to Zenith Bank, but they didn’t respond on time, so I chatted with them via Twitter. I got a number from the Twitter account and was asked to chat with them on WhatsApp,” Ajah told FIJ.

Hairstylist's Chat with Zenith Agent

“I didn’t realise on time that the number I received was from an impostor. While we were chatting, the scammer said he wanted to help me link up my savings account to my current account so I could start getting notifications.

READ ALSO: Lady Complained to Fake Zenith Bank Twitter Handle. She Lost N1m

“Then I got a number from Twitter to chat with on WhatsApp, but I didn’t realise that it wasn’t their number.

“He requested my card details, which I gave him. But immediately after that, I noticed that they withdrew N141,000. It was then that I had to tell my account officer what had happened.”

Ajah stated that she reached out to the bank after the ugly incident occurred but nothing could be done to salvage the situation.

FIJ emailed Zenith Bank on the issue, but at press time, they had not responded.

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Published 29th Jan, 2023

By Emmanuel Uti

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