“AnyVerify, 4 others”: NIMC Identifies 5 Websites Harvesting, Selling BVNs, NINs For N100 [Video]

• The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed and listed phishing websites selling the private data of Nigerians
• NIMC’s alarm comes following a statement by Paradigm Initiatives that many websites are offering NINs and BVNs for sale at N100
• NIMC noted that no NIN has been compromised or exposed as it has taken measures to protect its database

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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has identified and listed five websites allegedly fraudulently harvesting and selling Nigerians’ data.

This development follows an alarm raised by Paradigm Initiative that some websites are selling Nigerians’ National Identification Numbers (NINs), Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs), and passport data.

Names of websites selling private data

NIMC disclosed this in a statement issued by its Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, on Saturday, June 22, 2024.

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