Namibians Are Scammed By False Videos Of The Former First Lady.
In Africa, amateur financial frauds are widespread, and Monica Gringos, the powerful former first lady of Namibia, has proven to be an especially good conduit for these messages.
Scammers are deceiving people into falling for investment schemes by utilizing the former first lady of Namibia's appearance. Monica Gringos, who served as Namibia's first lady from 2015 until her husband's death early last year, has been alerting Namibians for a while to the dangers of criminals using her image to carry out low-cost financial schemes.
Geingos claimed an online video last week that there has been an "uptick" in accounts that mimic her on social media, same of which use edited videos. For additional information, Dark reading has contacted Mrs. Greingos' representatives.
NAMIBIAN IMPERSONATION SCAMS
Like everywhere else in the World, Impersonation of celebrities, Government leaders, and other generally powerful people is a common element of investment scams in Africa. At the Africa information and Communication Technologies Alliance (AFICTA), recalls numerous instances of similar tragedies that have affected her own Kenya.
In certain instances, scammers set up phony social media profiles for Kipchumba Murkomen, the cabinet secretary for transportation offering employment chances in return for "Processing Fees." Vulnerable job seekers are frequently the target of these frauds. Fraudsters also posed as Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua in a fraudulent investment scam. To make the hoax seem more realistic, they altered images and videos, which made many Kenyas fall for it.
Geingos is a particularly effective conduit for these types of impersonation scams because of her combination of regional influence (she was named one if Namibia's 12 most influencial people in 2012 and one of Africa's 100 most influencial women in 2020) and financial expertise (she was the chairman of the Board of eBank Namibia and a former employee of Namibia's Stock Exchange (NSX).
