The Office of the Wife of the Governor of Abia State has stated that some fraudsters are utilizing social media manages with the image of Dr Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu to defraud unwary people.

In a declaration by Chika Ojiegbe, the Chief Press Secretary to the Wife of Abia Governor and issued to newsmen in Umuahia, the Abia state capital on Monday, the workplace found that the operators of the suspicious accounts are offering unbelievable work favours and social welfare help to their targets with the intent of duping them of huge sums of money in the majority of the attempts.

The workplace also revealed that some of the suspicious offers include bitcoin transactions and job positionings at customs, immigration, the state civil service and others.

It further divulged that security agencies have looked out about the development.

It warned members of public to be wary of mouthwatering offers on social networks.

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