In the course of its regular
online surveillance aimed at protecting telecoms consumers and industry
stakeholders, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has discovered a
spurious Facebook Account purporting to be that of the Commission.
in a statement Signed bybthe DPA Dr Ikechukwu Adinde it said the Commission have
since contacted Facebook Team to take down the fake account.
According to the statement, the fraudulent
Facebook account with the name: “Nigerian
Communications Commission – NCC – Info Zone” was opened by unidentified
individuals, ostensibly to deceive and defraud unsuspecting members of the
public, some of whom, as NCC believes, may have inadvertently signed on to the fake
Facebook account.
“It is important to emphasize
that the official and authentic Facebook account of the Commission is: “NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION”
with over 192,193 followers and the Commission strongly advises the general
public and telecom consumers to beware of this cloned Facebook account, as the
NCC has no affiliation whatsoever with it.
This is a typical
case of profile cloning often used to create a fake profile identical to an
original one, for the purpose of misleading and defrauding unsuspecting general
public.”
“Members of the public are advised to disregard the Facebook Page and its
content in their entirety.
The NCC, as a
responsible organisation, will continue to take measures towards protecting
telecoms consumers and industry stakeholders.”
