NOLLYWOOD Actress Shan George has finally explained how she got hacked and the entire total balance in her Zenith Bank account got wiped out.
In her words: “I was looking for how to get my bank statement from the bank a few days before that thing happened. I had applied for my bank statement to be sent to my email because I was going to submit the soft copy where I was trying to apply for a visa.
“So, on that fourth day which was Thursday, I had left the bank very angry because I had spent the whole day at the bank. The bank closed official closing hours, and I was still inside the bank when they were saying no ‘network, no network.’
“So, when I left the bank, I started thinking of how am I going to get my bank statement, because the next day Friday morning was supposed to be the last day for me to submit that particular document among all the other documents I had already put together to submit.
“So, I was thinking I don’t know what to do and in that mood, I went on Twitter and I thought let me go there and catch the attention of maybe one of the Zenith Bank staff that would probably help. So I tweeted, “Please oh Zenith Bank, what’s really going on? No network for days.
“So I tweeted that, and a lot of people started bickering and I just left the thing there. Later on, when I came back, I saw that somebody had responded with a Zenith Bank page. So the person said, “But you don’t have to go to the bank for your bank statement, it’s something you can actually do on your own.”
“So, it now dawned on me that this one that technology is moving very fast and some of us are old school and not catching up, I thought that was a good suggestion. So I agreed to what the person said, and the person now sent a number that I should chat with them on Whatsapp. So I went on Whatsapp and the Whatsapp had a verified blue tick with the Zenith Bank logo.
“So the person now said, “Just fill this link and we’ll send the email to you in less than 30 minutes.” I’m usually very careful. I’ve been very careful about these internet things being that I’m not so knowledgeable about it so the fear of falling for something I don’t know, I ignore anything that makes me click link or anything. I even hardly do online shopping.
“So after I entered my details into the link the person sent me to get the email, I now said let me take a nap. After a few minutes again, I saw that I had different notifications from different platforms. So I entered the email because I was anxious for that bank statement. When I entered the email is when I now saw an email from Zenith Bank telling me that somebody is trying to log into my app.
“Immediately I entered my text messages and I saw that I had quite a number of them. I checked and then I saw that the text messages were a range of alerts. They removed the money in bits and with different names.
Eighteen-Eleven Media reports that on 3rd May 2024, the prominent Nollywood actress took to her Instagram account to seek assistance as a fraudster allegedly wiped out the total balance in her Zenith Bank account.
Taken to her Instagram account to seek assistance, the distraught thespian claimed a total of Three Million, Six Hundred Thousand was taken from her account. She identified the alleged culprit as Cecilia Chiagoziem Okoro.
The actress shared a screenshot of the debit alert and wrote, “I need help cos I’m dy!ng. This person has just cleared my account.
“Pls, my people, everyone pls help. Pls Zenith Bank, Reverse it. I can’t access my app. I’m De@D”
In a video shared on her Instagram account, George appealed for help, saying, “Cecilia Chiagoziem Okoro that is the name of the person that has just wiped all the money in my account, 3.6 million into an Opay account.
“I am begging everybody, please Zenith Bank, Opay, Abeg make una help me. I take God beg una.
“I don’t have any kobo anywhere again, what will I eat? I no fit beg, I beg una, make una help me.
“EFCC, Nigerian police, abeg, I don’t know the authorities, Zenith Bank, I am begging you people.
“It’s just today, the 3rd of May, it’s not even up to an hour ago from now that I am doing this video.”
‘I Got My Money Back’, Shan George Announces Recovery Of Stolen Deposit
Meanwhile, a few days later, the thespian admitted the return of the stolen money.
“Thank you to all those who sent me their token. Join me live on Instagram.
“I’ve received my money back, Thank u to @zenithbankplc @opay.ng @safehavenmicrofinance.
“To all those who called, texted, and even sent me their token to enable me pursue d issue, God bless u abundantly and replenish ur pockets a billion”, She said.
Eighteen-Eleven Media