- Safiu Kehinde
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised alarm over fake TikTok accounts linked to the anti-graft agency.
Reacting to a live TikTok session organized by the fake accounts, the EFCC held that it has no Tik-Tok account, and the public is advised to discountenance any such account.
This was made known in a statement issued on the Commission’s official X handle on Thursday.
According to the statement, the fraudsters used six fake accounts all bearing the logo of the Commission and names of non-existent directorates.
The accounts, as listed in the statement, include: “EFCC of Nigeria”, “EFCC Lagos”, “EFCC Delta”, “EFCC of Benin”,” EFCC of Jos,” and “EFCC Saga.”
EFCC urged members of the public to disregard the accounts bearing its logo and name.
The statement read in part; “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.”