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The Management of Zenith Bank Plc has advised the public to disregard videos circulating online linking the bank’s Group Chairman, Dr Jim Ovia, as endorsing an investment scheme known as Wealth Bridge.
The bank issued the warning in a disclaimer statement
on Tuesday signed by its management addressed to debunk claims by fraudsters
over Dubious video describing it as fake with no link to the Group Chairman
The commercial bank described the videos and
promotional materials as fake and had nothing to do with the bank or its group
chairman.
The bank further stated that the videos which
circulated through the `Greece Island’ Facebook handle, promised prospective
customers up to two million naira in weekly returns on a contribution of
N380, 000 investment.
The bank however warned members of the public who
conduct business with the entity that they are doing so at their own risk, as
the commercial bank and its chairman has no link whatsoever with it, adding
that the claim in the video, to the effect that it has the endorsement of the
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is untrue.
“The video redirects unsuspecting members of the
public to an alleged Arise News webpage with the details of this scheme and an
embedded registration portal for signups.
The statement titled: DISCLAIMER
Our attention has been drawn to a doctored video and
still pictures currently circulating on social media, purporting to depict the
Group Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc ("the Bank") as endorsing an
investment scheme called "Wealth Bridge" on the "Greece
Island" Facebook handle and soliciting members of the public to engage in
a business relationship with the so-called entity.
This claim is entirely false and has no connection
whatsoever to the Group Chairman, the Bank or any of its affiliate companies.
This video makes a fake promise of up to N2 million in
weekly returns on a contribution of N380,000 investment in the aforementioned
project via a Facebook group. The video goes on to allege that the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN) approves/endorses this said project. The video redirects
unsuspecting members of the public to an alleged "Arise News" webpage
with details of this "scheme" and an embedded registration portal for
signups. This claim also isentirely false and has no connection whatsoever to
the Bank or its Group Chairman.
For the avoidance of doubt, all the videos and
promotional materials referenced above are FAKE and have nothing to do with
Zenith Bank Plc or Dr. Jim Ovia, CFR. The Group Chairman of Zenith Bank and the
Bank have no knowledge of the said investment scheme and have not entered into
any partnership with the companies, individuals, or platforms behind these
schemes.
The general public is hereby advised to disregard
these fraudulent communications. Anyone who engages with the "Greece
Island" handle, "Wealth Bridge", "delicious sitee",
"AfriQuantumX", "Stock market analyst 1" or any other
entity on the basis of these fake videos and images published by impostors does
so strictly at his or her own risk.
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