The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has drawn the attention of the public to a fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating the person, and office of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.
The NCC said in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka that “the account was obviously created by some unscrupulous and criminal elements with a view to defrauding unsuspecting members of the public and users of social media who may think that such an account belongs to the EVC of NCC.”
The NCC, therefore, warned that “for the avoidance of doubt, the EVC/CEO of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has no LinkedIn Account. Therefore, any such account found on social media or any other platform, purporting to belong to the EVC of NCC, is fake!
“We are working with appropriate security agencies to investigate the source of this fraudulent act with a view to nipping it in the bud.
“We urge members of the public, and our esteemed stakeholders to be cautious, and vigilant, while on social media platforms, or in the cyberspace as many of these fraudulent individuals and groups abound, looking for unsuspecting users to defraud.”
Muoka said in the statement that the Commission has a presence on the Internet with the official website (www.ncc.gov.ng), and key social media platforms.
He stated that all information about the Commission’s activities, programmes, and reports are verifiable on its website and on its verified social media handles.
He encouraged everyone to follow the official social media accounts of the NCC for credible updates and announcements.
“Members of the public are advised to be carefully guided when accessing or using information from social media,” Muoka warned in the statement.
