By CHIBUZOR EMEJOR, Abuja

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted the public over a cloned Facebook Account purported to be that of the Commission.

A statement on Thursday by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, in NCC, explained that in the course of its regular online surveillance aimed at protecting telecoms consumers and industry stakeholders, the Commission discovered a spurious Facebook Account purporting to be that of the Commission.

Adinde said the Commission had since contacted Facebook Team to take down the fake account.

“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 emphasise 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,” he explained. (Daily Independent)