Chidi Ogbuokiri
The Nigerian Communication Communication (NCC) Thursday disclosed that in the course of its regular online surveillance aimed at protecting telecoms consumers and industry stakeholders, it discovered a spurious Facebook Account purporting to be that of the Commission.
It hower said the Commission has long contacted Facebook Team to take down the fake account.
A statement by the Director Public Affairs of NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde noted that “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.”
He emphasize that the official, authentic and verified Facebook account of the Commission is: “NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION” with over 192,193 followers.
Adinde further advised the general public and telecom consumers to beware of this cloned Facebook account, saying 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 the unsuspecting general public.
“Members of the public are advised to disregard the Facebook Page and its contents in their entirety.
“The NCC, as a responsible organisation, will continue to take measures towards protecting telecoms consumers and industry stakeholders,” Adinde said
