COVID-19: CBN cautions Nigerians, reveals cyber criminals’ schemes
This was contained in a statement on Monday by CBN Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isaac Okoroafor.
He stated that one of the cyber crime activities was phishing campaigns where the criminals sent out emails claiming to be from health bodies like the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control or the World Health Organisation . CBN listed other means as a relief package where criminals send messages via social media or emails asking people to click on links to register in order to get their relief packages from the government or other organisations.
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