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EFCC disclaims fake TikTok accounts used for fraudulent activities

By Rasheed Aladejana

February 27, 2025
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disowned multiple fraudulent TikTok accounts impersonating the agency to deceive unsuspecting members of the public.

In a press statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the commission revealed that fraudsters organized a live session on TikTok on Thursday, February 27, 2025, using the EFCC’s logo to generate traffic and scam individuals.

It was reported that the impostors operated six fake accounts, each bearing the EFCC logo and names of non-existent directorates, including “EFCC of Nigeria,” “EFCC Lagos,” “EFCC Delta,” “EFCC of Benin,” “EFCC of Jos,” and “EFCC Saga.”

“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’.

While dismissing any connection to these accounts, the EFCC clarified that it does not operate on TikTok and however, urged the public to disregard any such accounts claiming affiliation with the anti-graft agency.

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”.

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