Nigeria, June 29 -- Wema Bank Plc has suspended its operations on Telegram following a surge in scams involving fake accounts impersonating the bank and defrauding customers.

The bank disclosed this in an email to customers on Monday, urging them not to engage with any Telegram accounts impersonating Wema Bank.

This is coming amid Wema Bank's effort to contain the increasing number of accounts impersonating the bank on social media in recent times.

On 7 June, Wema Bank temporarily blocked communication on its account X, citing the need to protect customers from fraudulent activities and account impersonation.

The lender urged customers to halt interactions with its 'Wema' and 'Alat' accounts on the platform until further notice.

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