An online mobile photo-sharing,
video-sharing and social networking service that enables its
users to take pictures and videos, Instagram has deleted an imposter
account who has been parading himself to be the Popular Nigerian Actor, Jim Iyke
In a statement signed by the actor’s media aide, Mitch
Ngaman said the action was taken by operators of Instagram after Jim Iyke made
a formal complain to the platform informing them of alleged fraudulent
activities being carried by the impostor.
It was learnt that the user of the fake account had been duping unsuspecting fans of the ‘bay boy’ actor, which was becoming embarrassing to him.
It was learnt that the user of the fake account had been duping unsuspecting fans of the ‘bay boy’ actor, which was becoming embarrassing to him.
According to the statement, “In an email to
the Nollywood star dated today 22 July 2014, an official of Intagram’s
Community Operations department confirmed the disabling of the fraudulent
handle (@JimIykeOfficial) and apologized to him for the unpleasant experience
saying: ‘Safety is important to us’.”
Read The Email Sent To JIm Iyke By Instagram Reads In Part
Thanks for bringing this account to our attention. We’ve
removed the account or disabled access to it on Instagram.“Safety is important to us, and we’re sorry this happened to you. If you find another account that’s pretending to be you, please report it to us.
“Again, we’re sorry you had this experience on Instagram. Reports like yours help us keep Instagram safe,”
it would be recalled that Several Nigerian public figures have had to cry out regarding activities of impostors on social media platforms. Some months ago, the actor, through the help of security agents in Nigeria, arrested an
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