Otunba (Mrs) Titi Tomori-Ponnle Warns Public Against Impostors, Says “Fraudsters Are Using My Name, Photos, Phone Number To Defraud People"

Chairperson of the Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnics, Kabo, Kano State and Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Otunba (Mrs) Titi Tomori-Ponnle has disclaimed the act perpetrated by some impostors who hacked her personal phone number to carryout evil act on social media.

In a public service announcement made available to the newsmen on Wednesday in Osogbo, duly signed by Her Excellency, Otunba (Mrs) Titi Tomori-Ponnle, informed the general public to be aware of scammers using her phone number, name and photographs on Facebook, WhatsApp and any other social media platforms to dupe innocent citizens under the pretence of a fictitious investment programme.

The fraudster, as at the time of filling this report, was chatting people up on WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook telling them to invest in a fake forum where people were been defrauded. The perpetrators of this evil act also asking for money through the original WhatsApp phone number of Otunba Titi Tomori-Ponnle from different people.

The announcement, however, called the public not to respond to any of the messages requesting people to join any platform or request to pay any amount.

Read the notice below:

DISCLAIME!!!  “My attention has been drawn to a fraudster who hacked my cell phone number to impersonate my person and defraud people through WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger using my picture and name.

“It has been brought to my notice that the same group of scammers have been using the said Facebook account which they created in 2015 and updated in September 2024 to dupe innocent citizens under the pretence of a fictitious investment programme.

“I hereby draw urgent attention of the general public against any information regarding that account. I did not initiate any investment programme or order anyone to do so on my behalf, and I do not have a facebook nor twitter or any platform for people to join.

“Members of the public, particularly my admirers should please take note.”

Signed:

*Otunba (Mrs) Titi Tomori-Ponnle*

_Chairperson, Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnics, Kabo, Kano State_

_Former Deputy Governor, State of Osun_

Attached below are the screenshot conversation of the scammer with people:  👇