Thursday, October 28, 2021   /09:50 AM / by CBN / Header Image Credit: Ecographics

Following the formal launch of the eNaira on Monday,October 25, 2021, the attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has beendrawn to criminal and illegal activities of some individuals and a fraudulenttwitter handle, @enaira_cbdc purported to belong to the Bank.

The impostor handle and fraudulent persons have beenposting messages related to the eNaira with the intent of wooing unsuspectingNigerians with claims that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), among otherfalsities, is disbursing the sum of 50 Billion eNaira currency.

These impostors are bent on defrauding innocent andunsuspecting members of the public through the links attached to their messagesfor application to obtain eNaira wallets and become beneficiaries of the said50 billion eNaira currency.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Central of Nigeria(CBN) is not the owner of that twitter handle (@enaira_cbdc) and indeedsuspended its presence on Twitter following the Federal Government's Ban. Ineffect, the Bank is not disbursing eNaira currency to citizens. To this end,members of the public are hereby warned to be wary of fraudsters who haveresolved to take advantage of unsuspecting Nigerians.

Members of the public should always endeavor to seekclarifications on information about the eNaira either by visiting the eNairawebsite: www.enaira.gov.ng or callingthe eNaira contact centre on 080069362472 or visiting any CBN Branch nearest tothem. For clarity, the current official social media handles of the eNaira are:www.facebook.com/myenaira; www.instagram.com/myenaira and www.youtube.com/myenaira

Any suspicious activity by members of the publicshould be reported to the CBN using [email protected]or to relevant law enforcement agencies.

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