I just received this mail from my bank and feel I should share it so that we may not fall victims of this ongoing online scam.

Dear XXXXXXXXXXX
You may have received the communication below
prompting you to click on a link in order to enroll for the
Bank Verification Number (BVN).
This email claims that customer accounts will be closed
and their Debit Cards placed on hold if they do not click
the link to enroll.
Please note that BVN registration can only be carried out
physically at a branch. xxxxx Bank will NEVER
request any update and/or personal banking details via e-
mail or telephone. Therefore, kindly DISREGARD and
DELETE all such emails as these are scam emails
intended to defraud you.

Here is a sample of the fraudulent e-mail:

From: "Central Bank Of Nigeria"
< security@cenbank.org <mailto: security@cenbank.org >>
Date: November 11, 2014 at 4:01:54 PM GMT+4
To:
SubjectBVN) Prevent Account Closure
Reply-To: "Central Bank Of Nigeria"
< security@cenbank.org <mailto: security@cenbank.org >>
CBN Urges Bank Customers To Enroll In Bank Verification
Number (BVN) Initiative and prevent closure of accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with
all Nigerian Banks has introduced the Bank Verification
Number (BVN) as a unique identification number for all
Bank customers. The Bank Verification Number (BVN)
gives each Bank customer a unique identity across the
Nigerian Banking industry. This can be used for easy
identification and verification of Bank customers. The
BVN initiative is part of the overall policy of the financial
inclusion policy of the Financial Sector Strategy (FSS)
agenda of ensuring Nigeria becomes one of the top 20
largest economies in the world by 2020.
Technology has made it possible to activate your Bank
Verification Number online without visiting your bank. If
you have already enrolled, all you need do is to activate
your enrollment online by visiting our activation/
enrollment page in the link below. If you haven't enrolled
with your bank you can seize this opportunity to enroll
online.

Please pass this message to as many people as you can.