Members of the public are being urged to exercise caution when engaging with social media accounts claiming to represent the National Housing Trust (NHT), following an increase in fraudulent pages across the digital space.

Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank in Kingston on Tuesday, Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, warned that scammers are using fake accounts to advertise housing solutions and benefits that do not exist. He cautioned that many of the fake pages appear convincing because they use the NHT’s branding, copyrighted material, and, in some cases, repurpose content from the Trust’s official social media channels.

“Persons should verify the official NHT social media handles and review the number of followers on an account before engaging. This is because many of the fraudulent pages are newly created and have relatively small followings,” Berbick stated.