Oppong Nkrumah Warns Against Fraudulent Social Media Accounts in His Name
He said security agencies have been notified to investigate and apprehend culprits
Ghana’s Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has urged the general public to be wary of fake social media pages claiming to be him and engaging in fraudulent activities.
The minister said he has notified security agencies to investigate and apprehend such persons.
In a Facebook post, Oppong Nkrumah suggested that such fake accounts were defrauding unsuspecting Ghanaians under the pretext of securing them different opportunities.
“Please note that I do not solicit for nor provide any protocol opportunities to people either in person or via social media,” he said.
He therefore urged Ghanaians to ignore any such accounts on social media.
Read his full post below:
“It has come to my notice that a good number of persons are falling victim to fraudulent persons purporting to be me on social media.
Please note that I do not solicit for nor provide any protocol opportunities to people either in person or via social media.
I urge you to ignore or report to the police any of such persons soliciting payments in my name.
I have notified the National Security apparatus to investigate and apprehend such fraudsters.
Thanks.”