The state-owned Ethiopian Commercial Bank (CBE) is offering a mobile banking service called CBE Birr to users in Ethiopia. Many Facebook users fell for the hoax and shared their phone numbers online to obtain a giveaway. Meanwhile, *847# is a short code used to access the Birr mobile banking service. Prize-related issues are only entertained on our official pages.”The bank added that it does not have a separate Facebook page for CBE Birr. The same announcement (archived here) can also be found on the bank's official Facebook page.

Source: Ethiopian News February 01, 2024 07:21 UTC