The Ministry of Small Business Development would like to warn members of the public about a number of fake Facebook accounts which purport to belong to the Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.
The Ministry 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. We would like to remind and advise all law-abiding citizens that neither Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams nor the department will ever request “upfront fees” from members of the public in exchange for accessing funding or business opportunities.
To date, we have identified over 25 fake accounts that impersonate Minister Ndabeni- Abrahams. 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.
Enquiries:
Cornelius Monama
Spokesperson: Ministry of Small Business Development Tel: 082 578 4063
Email: cmonama@dsbd,gov.za / cmonama@gmail.com Twitter: @cmonama
