President warns of fake Facebook fundraiser

Office of the President issues press release warning the public that a fake Facebook profile of the President had been created

12 December 2020, 11:03am
by Matthew Agius

Persons who may have donated to the fake profile are encouraged to contact the police

The Office of the President has warned that a fake Facebook profile has been soliciting donations in the name of President George Vella.

In a statement issued this morning, it said that in the past hours, a fake Facebook account has been created under the name of President. The Office of the President said it wanted to inform the public that no money was being collected via the President of Malta’s profile or official page on Facebook.

Those persons who may have donated to the fake profile are encouraged to contact the police.

Matthew Agius is Senior Reporter on Law and Court Affairs at MaltaToday. He is also a Leg...