Flag this message Important Alert From Central Bank Of Nigeria CBN

Just like any other days when you urgently need to check one of those urgent mail in your box for meeting schedule update or otherwise you just come across a mail with the below subject line

From: "Central Bank Of Nigeria"

Your heart started racing, what could be the content of this mail, job opportunity, contract award?

Dear ATM Card Holder,
Yes, you are one among million of Nigeria that use ATM card, so you might be one of th person this mail is directed to, so you might want to read beyond this line as result of that because the contents seem to bordering on financial securities relating to ATM usage, and you will love to secure your hard earn money at all course

so read on

Because of high rate of fraud, Central Bank Of Nigeria CBN has decided to put extra security on all ATM Machine to secure you and your money while you use the ATM Cards for withdrawals. This measure will include an Email/SMS verification code which shall be sending to your Mobile Number or Email addresses anytime your ATM Card is slot in to any ATM Machine.

As a result, you are required to upgrade your ATM Card Information to the new ATM Machine Code including your mobile number and email address where
verification codes will be sent. The new ATM Machine Verification codes will ensure you to have access and use of your ATM Card. Kindly assist us (are the CBN the owner of my hard earn money, why sould I assist them? cunning words) by filling the individual customer form, the form will be made available by clicking on

So having read until this line, you can see for yourself that if indeed this mail emanate from Central bank of Nigeria has it is purported then the mail the link should be hosted on their server not on third party server.

http://cbn_nigeriaservice73837.t35.com/kzCBN_CentralBankOfNigeria.htm

Taking the above link apart to perform "net surgery"

1 As you can see the link end in "htm" an unsecured file extension that will hold a financial data, never enter you data in such form.

2. The link is a page on top of website named http://www.t35.com of course not CBN site at ( http://www.cenbank.organd when I visit www.t35.com it is an hosting company that allowed every Dick and Harry to have free hosting account on their server, perharps not for illegal purpose, but this our friend used it for illegal ( however I have dispatched a mail to the company regarding this web-page, so that they can pulled it down as it constituted a source of public nuisance.


(Failure to Upgrade your ATM Card will result in ATM Machine rejecting your ATM Card, which means you will no longer be able to use your ATM Cards with any ATM machine then I will opted for bank withdrawal by slip, rather than fill any online form) Be notified that all ATM Cards must be upgrade On or Before October 30, 2009.after verification and upgrading of your ATM card a 3 digit code will be sent to you within 48 hours either through phone or via email signifying that your ATM card has successfully been upgraded.

We appreciate your prompt attention to this important message.

WARM REGARDS
Mr.Tony Ede ( if this name exist as a CBN staff, this is a case identity fraudster and impersonation)
Assistant Director,
LAGOS OFFICE
Office Address:Tinubu Square,Lagos
Postal Address:P.M.B. 12194,Lagos.
Fax: +234(1)882 617 ( i am equally dispatching mail to the telecommunication company that provide service for this line +234(1)882 617)

My advise, dont ever click on any link before you get update from your Financial Institution as it maybe risk doing that.