Shafaq News / Rafidain Governmental Bank warned, on Tuesday, employees of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and its formations, from parties claiming to grant them personal advances in exchange for "Master Card guarantees".

The bank’s media office said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, "there are entities, individuals, private offices, companies and associations claiming to grant advances and loans to employees of the Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the bank, in exchange for Master Card guarantees and sums of money".

The statement pointed that, "these actions are illegal and illegitimate", stressing that, "the only legal way to get loans and advances is through Rafidain Bank, by applying through the electronic link".