WhatsApp Usernames: Nadia Buari raises alarm over imposters

Ghanaian-Nigerian actress Nadia Buari has spoken up regarding the new Meta update that allows WhatsApp users have usernames, warning against imposters.

While speaking via her Instagram page, Nadia revealed that she tried to set up a WhatsApp username but found that every version of her name was already taken.

She described the situation as exhausting and unsettling, adding imposters are moving to claim identities online to deceive people.

Nadia also urged fans and followers to be careful of scams, noting that impersonators are always quick to act on new information.

“Why are people like this???… I was trying to create this WhatsApp username thing, only to realize every single variation of my name is already gone. Every. Single. One. Nadia Buari…Taken. Nadia S Buari…Taken. NSB….Taken. Even theNadiaBuari—like, seriously?! It’s exhausting and honestly kind of scary. At this point, it’s clear fraudsters and imposters are lurking everywhere, ready to snatch up anything just to mislead people. Please, be careful out there and stay vigilant—because if they’re this quick with usernames, imagine what else they’re up to”, she wrote.