How to unblock/unrestrict zenith bank account

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Restrictions on your zenith bank would usually prevent you from having access to zenith bank services, like withdrawing cash from the ATM, making transfers with USSD or any other payments, not being able to use the Zenith bank mobile app.

There are many reasons why your zenith bank account has been restricted, and it is usually not permanent i.e. you can unblock/unrestrict it, depending on the reason it was blocked in the first place.

In this post, I am going to be showing you how to unblock/unrestrict your zenith bank account, and also show you some of the reasons why it may have been blocked/restricted and many more.

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What is Account restriction?

When your account is restricted, it means that you can’t perform your usually banking transactions with your account like withdrawing cash from the ATM, making transfers with USSD or any other payments, not being able to use the Zenith bank mobile app.

If your account has been restricted, there is no need to panic. This does not mean that zenith bank has a right to the money in your account, it just means that there are some things that need sorting out before you can have full access to your bank account.

I will show you why it may have been restricted and how to easily unblock your zenith bank account.

Why is my zenith bank account restricted?

There are many reasons why your account may have been restricted, it may be any of the following reasons:

Dormant account

If you haven’t performed any transactions in your zenith bank account for a very long-time (1 year to 2 years plus), then there is a good chance that your account has been restricted and you will need to reactivate it, to use it.

Wrong bank details

If when you were opening your account, you filled in some wrong details in the form given to you to fill, then your account may be restricted until you are able to correct the issue.

Fraudulent activity

If your account has been involved in some fraudulent activity, then obviously the bank has no other option but to restrict your account, at least until it has been cleared of whatever activity took place.

Liquidating your account

If you are emptying your account at once, especially if you are removing a large sum of money from the account, then the bank might restrict the account, this is a precautionary measure to protect your funds, in case you are not the one performing the transaction.

The above are some of the reasons why your account may have been restricted, it is also possible that you informed the zenith bank customer care about a fraudulent activity on your account, and they restricted it.

Now, the following will show you how to unblock/unrestrict your zenith bank account

How to unblock/unrestrict your zenith bank account

If your account has been restricted, you can unblock it easily when you follow any of the below:

Contact the zenith bank customer support

You can visit the zenith bank official website to get their customer support details or from the mobile app. Once you contact them, let them know you want to unblock your account, and they will help you unblock it.

Visit the nearest Zenith bank branch

If you were not able to get the customer care to unrestrict your account, then you will need to visit the nearest zenith bank branch and head straight to the customer service desk and request for the unrestricting of your bank account.

If you are required to provide anything, they will let you know.

Dial the *966*0# code

If your account was restricted because you have not used it for a long-time, then you can easily activate it by dialing the *966*0# code and performing transactions like transfers etc.

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Summary

With the above you should easily unblock your zenith bank account, if you have any questions, then you can leave a comment, I will do my best to answer them or at least point you in the right direction.

Conclusion

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