Posted by Amarachi on Fri 28th Feb, 2025 - tori.ng
EFCC advised Nigerians to discount any account bearing the insignia of the Commission.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians against falling prey to impersonators using the Commission’s logo to defraud unsuspecting individuals in a TikTok live session.
The anti-graft agency, in a statement through its Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the Commission has no TikTok account.
EFCC advised Nigerians to discount any account bearing the insignia of the Commission.
The statement reads, “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to activities of some fraudsters who on Thursday, 27 February, 2025, organised a live session on a Tik-Tok platform using the Commission’s logo to generate traffic and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
“The fraudsters used six fake accounts all bearing the logo of the Commission and names of non-existent directorates.
“Among the names and logos used for the fraudulent live session are: “EFCC of Nigeria”, “EFCC Lagos”, “EFCC Delta”, “EFCC of Benin”,” EFCC of Jos,” and “EFCC Saga.”
“The Commission has no Tik-Tok account and the public is advised to discountenance any such account bearing the insignia of the Commission.”