The Ghana Card exercise to link bank accounts to the Ghana Card has drawn the ire of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), which has issued a warning.
According to EOCO, these con artists send messages to suspecting clients requesting their mobile numbers, PINs for mobile apps, and bank account information.
According to a statement released by EOCO on June 30, the company has “noticed with great worry the rate at which some members of the general public have been victims to fraudulent banking transactions.
“Fraudsters have taken advantage of the ongoing call on customers of bank to link their accounts to Ghana Card. Regarding the bank fraud, the fraudulent messages are sent to individuals requesting them to click on links in order to update their bank records.
“Customers are therefore asked to provide their bank account names, Mobile numbers, Mobile App PIN , One Time Password. Some daring fraudsters even make phone calls to members of the public to request for the aforementioned information
“Do not click on any link purporting to be emanating from your bank unless you have confirmed from your bank,” EOCO warned.
Meanwhile the deadline given by the Bank of Ghana to link the Ghana Card to bank account is today June 30.
