Pretoria – At least 25 fake Facebook accounts, which purport to belong to Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, have been uncovered and reported to relevant authorities.
The Ministry of Small Business Development on Tuesday warned the public about these fake Facebook accounts.
The ministry said it, “strongly condemns the fraudulent use of Minister’s name, profile and pictures to create fake accounts whose sole intention is to defraud and scam innocent citizens, especially small business owners”.
Neither Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams nor the department request “upfront fees” to access funding or business opportunities.
“To date, we have identified over 25 fake accounts that impersonate Minister Ndabeni Abrahams,” her ministry said.
“We can confirm that the only legitimate Facebook account of the Minister is this one: https://www.facebook.com/stella.ndabeni.
“Anyone who has already fallen victim to this fraudulent activity is urged to report the matter to the police as soon as possible.
“The fake accounts have already been reported to Facebook.”
