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Nomzamo Mbatha investigating Facebook fraudster for swindling fans

COMPLICATED LOVE: Actress Nomzamo Mbatha PHOTO: JAMES OATWAY
COMPLICATED LOVE: Actress Nomzamo Mbatha PHOTO: JAMES OATWAY

Actress Nomzamo Mbatha has been left shocked after discovering that a Facebook user pretending to be her has been promising fans a spot on Isibaya in exchange for cash.

Speaking to TMG Entertainment on Tuesday‚ Nomzamo said that she was notified of the page by one of her Instagram followers who sent her a message.

The message read: “Someone on Facebook is pretending to be you and sadly promises people that she will get them a space on Isibaya and the worst part is that she’s asking for bribes.”

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Nomzamo said that she and her team are currently investigating the matter but could not say if her team would be taking legal action against the person‚ if caught.

“In the social media age we live in‚ it’s become more and more common for fake accounts to be created. It’s happening to more and more celebrities and all I can do is ask my fans to be discerning and aware‚” she added.

Nomzamo said that she maintains a Facebook fan page‚ through which she communicates with followers‚ but has obviously never asked fans for money‚ nor is she in a position to get them a spot on Isibaya.

“I have a page that has around 200 000 followers. People should go onto that page and not trust pages with like 50 or even 500 followers‚” she said.

Nomzamo is the latest in a long list of celebrities‚ including Bonang Matheba and Khanyi Mbau‚ who have faced problems with fake accounts on the social media site in recent months.

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