(from a friend on Whatsapp)
Pls read:
I received the text below from phone number
07037198374. Please read.
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
08135612171 now.
I promptly called the guy and below is the abridged
version of our conversation.
Me: Hello sir, you just sent me a text message.
The Man: oh my God, you just received our message and you called! So you're affected by the BVN
problem?
Me: you said my ATM is deactivated?
The man: which bank are you using?
Me: Which of my ATM is deactivated?
The Man: Which bank are you using? Me: You deactivated my ATM so you know which one
you deactivated.
The Man: OK, you are using First Bank?
Me: No sir, I don't use them.
The Man: Oh my God it is Access bank.
Me: Sorry Sir, I don't use Access. The Man. What of GTB
Me: No sir, I actually use Unity bank. You know it was
formally Bank of the North.
The Man. Ohhhhh. Unity has been having problems.
What's your account number?
Me: I don't know, can't remember off hand. I have about 5 bank accounts.
The Man: Take out your ATM let me check my system
for you.
Me: Which bank are you working with?
The Man: CBN
Me: Sir, I don't have account with the CBN. The Man: We are the head of all banks in Nigeria. We
control banks from our office.
Me: What's your name sir.
The Man: Ahhhhh mmmmm John. Which ATM do you
have with you now?
Me. The one your father gave me. The man: My father?
Me: Yes, your lazy father that gave birth to a petty
thief. Go and look for work.
The line went dead. But I was not done yet. So I called
him back.
The Man: Hello. Me: I am not done with you yet. don't hang your phone
on me. I will surely castrate you. You can't speak good
English and you're working with the CBN.
The man: Your father!!!!
The phone went off and was switched off too.
Kindly warn your friends not to disclose their banking details to anybody on phone. It could save a life.
