The Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Nabila Makram has warned the public about a fake Facebook account which purports to be of the ministry's office employees.
A press release from the ministry says the account owner invites citizens, whether living inside or outside the country, to enter a private conversation with the Immigration Minister and then steal their Facebook accounts.
Makram indicated that the legal measures would be taken against the one who manages the fake page, calling on Egyptians abroad to be wary of such face accounts.
Makram pointed out that the Ministry has many official communication channels with Egyptians abroad, whether via e-mail, phone, or by the ministry’s official accounts on social networking sites.
Article 24 of Law No. 175 of 2018 on combating information technology crimes stipulates that anyone who creates an email, website or special account and falsely attributes it to another person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not less than 3 months and a fine of not less than LE 10,000 and not exceeding LE 30,000.
In case the offender uses the postal, site or artificial special account in an abusive order, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a period not less than a year and a fine of not less than LE 50,000 and not more than LE 200,000.
"In the same context, article no. 303 of Egypt’s Penal Code stipulates that the penalty of insulting or harassing using telecommunications equipment, whether via telephone, email or other means of communication on social media,leads to a fine of not less than LE 500 and not more than LE 20,000," lawyer Abdul Rahman Anani said.
Contributed by Hassanain Tayea
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