Again, NCC alerts public on fraudulent LinkedIn Account Impersonating its Executive Vice-Chairman 

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has once again alerted the public on a fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating the person, and office of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.

In a statement signed by Reuben Muoka, Director of Public Affairs, the NCC said “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.”

Muoka reiterated 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 to 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”, he said.

BRANDPOWER reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has a presence on the Internet with the official website (www.ncc.gov.ng), and key social media platforms. All information about its activities, programmes and reports are verifiable on on the official website and on all NCC-verified social media handles.

The NCC also encouraged everyone to follow its official social media accounts for credible updates and announcements.

The NCC further advised members of the public to be carefully guided when accessing or using information from social media.