PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Finance Minister Colm Imbert Friday warned the general public “to a disturbing development of pretend Fb profiles and faux social media accounts” being arrange with variations of his identify and matching pictures for fraudulent exercise and scams.
In a press release, Imbert mentioned eight faux Fb accounts had been recognized with “unauthorized pictures of the Minister, all making an attempt to both solicit cash from unsuspecting individuals or steal their digital identities by way of phishing scams.”
He mentioned legislation enforcement is at present investigating the problem to find out the perpetrators. Nonetheless, whereas this investigation continues, he would love members of the general public to be vigilant “in direction of these faux profiles and their suspicious actions.”
The Finance Minister urges the general public to disregard “any” pal requests or messages and invites from the social media platforms that seem to return from him.
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