EFCC warns Nigerians against fraudsters impersonating commission on TikTok
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians against six fake TikTok accounts opened in the commission’s name.
In a statement on Thursday by its spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the commission said the accounts opened in the commission’s name had its logo and were created to generate traffic and defraud the unsuspecting public.
The anti-graft agency said it had discovered that fraudsters organised a live session on TikTok on Thursday.
EFCC said, “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 TikTok platform using the commission’s logo to generate traffic and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.”
The commission clarified that it does not have a TikTok account and advised the public to disregard any one bearing the EFCC’s logo as fake.
“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 TikTok account, and the public is advised to discountenance any such account bearing the insignia of the commission,” it added.
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