Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has alerted the public over the activities of fraudsters on Facebook who are claiming to be him and in the process defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.
The Fraudsters, according to the governor, opened Facebook accounts in his name with the intention of duping unsuspecting members of the public.
Fayose, in a statement issued yesterday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, by his Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, warned members of the public to be wary of the fraudsters so as not to fall victims of their antics.
The governor said he was forced to again alert the public on the activities of the fraudsters because money was being demanded from people by the fake Facebook operators in exchange for government contracts.
The statement said: “It has come to our notice that some Facebook accounts have been opened by some fraudulent elements in the name of Fayose.
“The accounts are being used to dupe unsuspecting members of the public. Last week, we alerted the public on a certain Dr A.U Richard with phone number: 08162404959, who is one of the operators of the fake Facebook accounts.
“Another operator goes by the name Mike Ikochi, with phone number: 08123254564. As at today, the fraudsters are yet to desist from their nefarious activities, and we wish to warn members of the public not to relate with anyone, claiming to be Fayose on Facebook.
“Already, we have contacted Facebook owners on the fraud and anyone who does business with whoever that is parading himself as Fayose on Facebook does so at his or her own risk.”
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