Halimah Yacob to file police report over fake Facebook account
SINGAPORE: Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob will be making a police report over a fake Facebook account set up in her name.
In a post on the social media platform on Friday (Dec 18), Madam Halimah also said someone has tried to scam money from others using her name.
Facebook has been notified about the fake account, she added.
- CNA/cy
she must have heaps of enemies for someone to do that to her.
Halimah Yacob confirms police report made over fake Facebook account
SINGAPORE: Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob has confirmed that she made a police report on Friday (Dec 18) over a fake Facebook account, which attempted to use her name to scam people of their money.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a community event on Sunday, she said the account has been taken down.
Madam Halimah added that one of her existing Facebook pages now has a mark to prove that it is authentic. She has contacted the social media platform to get the mark for her second page as well.
"I hope nobody has been duped and cheated of any money,” she said. “I hope the police will look into it. I'm really worried that with the use of Internet technology so frequently and widespread, this could become a trap for people who don't know because people may think I'm really in need of money or that I'm in trouble.”
“We just need to beware and be wary,” she added.
- CNA/xk
What next now?