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The Minister of Information has cautioned the general public to be wary of the activities of some unscrupulous persons who are taking advantage of social media platforms to pass off as government officials to dupe unsuspecting victims.

Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah whose name has been used to dupe innocent social media users has lodged an official complaint to the National Security for investigation.
 
According to the Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament, he has received several reports of people using fake social media accounts to demand money from unsuspecting victims in exchange for opportunities, in his name.

The Minister in a Facebook post, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, cautioned the general public to of the act.
 
“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,” he posted.