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Nigeria WhatsApp Grant Scam Alert

WhatsApp Grant Scams Target Nigerian Fintech Users With Fake ₦50,000 FG Links

Unverified — auto-generated summary, not yet reviewedFintech & PaymentsNigeriaNov 10, 2026

Fake government grant links circulating on WhatsApp are targeting Nigerian bank account holders by impersonating a ₦50,000 federal government payment, posing a systemic fraud threat to digital financial inclusion efforts. The scam exploits awareness of legitimate government disbursement programmes to harvest banking credentials.

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