{"id":18956,"date":"2017-11-06T16:29:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T15:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=18956"},"modified":"2017-11-06T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T15:29:10","slug":"world-bank-warns-nigerians-fraudulent-cooperative-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/world-bank-warns-nigerians-fraudulent-cooperative-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank Warns Nigerians Against Fraudulent Cooperative Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Bank has issued a fraud alert warning Nigerians against a \u2018cooperative\u2019 scheme being promoted in the name of the global financial institution.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement made available to our correspondent by the Bank\u2019s spokesperson, Olufunke Olufon, on Monday, the Bank said it had no hand in the \u201cfraudulent scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It said, \u201cThe World Bank\u2019s attention has been drawn to a fraudulent multi-purpose, co-operative scheme being advertised in some local communities within Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral correspondences targeting innocent citizens are being circulated falsely claiming that the World Bank is giving out money to individuals to do business and demanding processing fees of N1,000 from prospective awardees.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPlease note that the World Bank is not behind this multi-purpose scheme. The World Bank does not request personal financial information for applicants to its programmes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olufon added, \u201cThe World Bank therefore advises the general public to verify any information regarding World Bank-assisted programmes offered by the Bank on its website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe World Bank will not be held responsible for any refunds of fees solicited by fraudsters purporting to act on its behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Bank has issued a fraud alert warning Nigerians against a \u2018cooperative\u2019 scheme being promoted in the name of the global financial institution. 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