Important Notice from The Economic and Organised Crime Office to All Ghanaians

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has issued a public notification to the general public on increased activities of fraudsters. In a release on 30th June 2022, EOCO said that it has noticed with great concern the rate at which some members of the general public have fallen victims to fraudulent banking transactions.

The release revealed that Fraudsters have taken advantage of the ongoing call on customers of Banks to link their accounts to their Ghana Card.

"Regarding the bank frauds, fraudulent messages are sent to individuals requesting them to click on links in order to update their bank records. Customers are then required to provide the following details:

Bank Account numbers, Mobile Numbers, Mobile App PIN, One Time Password (OTP)
Some daring fraudsters even make phone calls to members of the public to request the, aforementioned information." The notification revealed.

The Economic and Organised Crime Office has advised the general public on what to do and not to do. According to them;



1. Do not click on any Link purporting to be emanating from your bank unless you have confirmed from your Bank

2. Kindly be informed that your Bank will never ask you for your PASSWORD, PIN or OTP.

3. Quickly Report any suspicious SMS, email or Phone Call to your Bank for immediate action.

EOCO has assured the general public that, in line with its mandate to prevent and detect organised crime, they will continue to monitor developments with fraudulent banking transactions with the view to ensure that citizens are protected from fraudsters.

By Currentworldnews (self-media writer)