Fake AlatByWema Website which was created in the US is currently phishing for bankers’ sensitive information.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Alatbywema.com, a newly created website designed to defraud users of AlatByWema, has started phishing for sensitive information of Wema Bank users under the pretext of securing their accounts.
This Nigeria news platform discovered that the website, created on July 30 by someone in the United States, mirrored AlatByWema’s identity to send text messages to inform users that a strange number had been added to their profile.
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In a text message sent to a Lagos resident on Tuesday morning, the imposter claimed that a phone number had been added to her profile and instructed her to log into alatbywema.com to remove the number if she hadn’t added it.
The original ID AlatByWema uses for SMS
Although AlatByWema’s website indicates its licensing by the Central Bank of Nigeria, this is not reflected on the impostor’s site. However, the fake website can detect genuine Wema Bank account numbers, allowing only real accounts to proceed to the stage of entering sensitive details.
How the fake website appears
FIJ contacted AlatByWema to verify if they were aware of the “new website,” but the representative confirmed that their only official website is online.alat.ng.
