{"id":275555,"date":"2011-02-05T16:43:48","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T16:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=51100"},"modified":"2011-02-05T16:43:48","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T16:43:48","slug":"new-media-preys-on-mtn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/05\/new-media-preys-on-mtn\/","title":{"rendered":"New media preys on MTN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_51101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51101\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-51101\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/02\/05\/new-media-preys-on-mtn\/paul-okoye\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51101\" title=\"Paul-Okoye\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Paul-Okoye.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Okoye<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBy Lolade Sowoolu<br \/>\nThe e-world probably creates as much problem as it solves. With the  advent of e-mails and websites have come e-mail hijackers, viruses and  ever-improving anti-viruses, just to name a few of the challenges.<br \/>\nSecurity is probably the biggest issue the internet has. More and more  people seek to improve or challenge their technological skills by  hacking into the \u2018safest\u2019 of programmes. Millions of people have  received mails they never solicited for and whose senders remain  anonymous.<br \/>\nSome other thousands have paid for non-existing products or bought  goods they never received. Many Yahoomail users have sent cash aids to  \u2018friends\u2019 in distress not knowing that the mails requesting the  assistance never originated from the \u2018friend\u2019, rather a hacker seeking  to make quick bucks.<br \/>\nSocial networking sites get their fair share. Ask Facebook creator,  Mark Zuckenberg who\u2019s had even his personal Facebook account hacked  into. On Twitter, another social networking site, security is made worse  by the possibility of impersonation.<br \/>\nKelly Hansome, Agbani Darego, Paul Okoye (of P-Square) have all  tasted one variant of e-insecurity or the other. No one can tell for  certain if ex-miss world, Agbani, is on Twitter. But a handle  @AgbaniDarego owned and operated by an outspoken plump young Nigerian  female, resident in London receives all the adoration many fans intend  for the ex-world beauty queen.<br \/>\nFor Paul Okoye, a smart fan took cue from twin brother Peter\u2019s handle  and decided to create a Paul_Square handle since Peter went by  @Peter_Square on Twitter. Paul\u2019s impersonator enjoyed the attention from  fans of P-Square for so long answering prayers and criticism and  sending out love on behalf of the popular music group. All these went on  until Peter came out to say his brother, Paul, wasn\u2019t on Twitter.<br \/>\nNext scapegoat of technology is telecoms brand, MTN Nigeria.<br \/>\n\u201cDear customers, if your location is lacking a large amount of network poles, we wouldn\u2019t be able to reach you.<br \/>\nPlease talk to your government\u2026 \u2018American Gangster\u2019 was a good movie.  Now back to work. Hope you all have good services\u2026 When people have BIS  over 24hours of their expiration date, they clog up the network very  bad. PLEASE RT if you know anyone with free BIS\u2026 Who wants MTN credit  say Y\u2019hello\u2026\u201d<br \/>\nThese are only some of the over 400 tweets written by the handle  @MTN_NG. The handle started operating last Sunday, 30th January at  5.59am. In two days it had drawn close to 300 followers, all subscribers  or ex-subscribers of MTN.<br \/>\nThe bio on the page reads, \u201cMTN. Providing you with the best mobile  network everywhere you go. On line support from Jan 30th, 2011. Please  feel free to contact us for instant help. The display picture for the  account is the MTN logo\u201d.<br \/>\nFailure to answer subscribers\u2019 enquiries adequately and occasional  sinister comments have stirred doubts in some followers who began  wondering aloud if the handle is really MTN Nigeria\u2019s. A visit to the  timeline will convince any right thinking person that it\u2019s a fraud. But  how many people will visit @MTN_NG\u2019s timeline. Good news is that by  Thursday, the account disappeared. Either the management of MTN Nigeria  arrested the situation or the impostor closed down the account of his  own volition. People, be careful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lolade Sowoolu The e-world probably creates as much problem as it solves. With the advent of e-mails and websites have come e-mail hijackers, viruses and ever-improving anti-viruses, just to name a few of the challenges. 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