BCEAO denounces ‘fraudulent’ messages on social media

The Central Bank of West African States denies the existence of false serial numbers on banknotes

The BCEAO headquarters in Dakar
The BCEAO headquarters in Dakar
Photo: Ji-Elle/Wikimedia Commons

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) on January 3 denounced “fraudulent” messages on social media attributed to the institution, which claimed the existence of false serial numbers on banknotes.

The central bank explained messages disseminated on social networks implied the institution had included “false serial numbers” on the 10,000 CFA franc and 5,000 CFA franc banknotes, as well as differences in the dimensions of these denominations.

“The BCEAO formally denies this malicious

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