Imagine being a part of a massive, well-known organisation.
One day, someone who is apparently a high ranking member in said organisation starts insulting people online.
If that organisation happens to be the United Overseas Bank (UOB), anyone would be concerned.
But the plot twist? What if the high ranking member wasn’t actually working there?
Alleged UOB Employee
Recently, a rather scathing screenshot has been gaining notoriety in Hardware Zone.
In a discussion thread, a Facebook comment was shown with a user known as Amit Verma calling Singaporeans ‘Singapoo’ people.
While some may pass it off as an internet troll, it was his profile that stood out.
Namely, Amit claimed to be the vice president of UOB.
Not something you ever hope your vice president posts on social media.
The information was shared online with several netizens asking UOB to take action regarding Amit.
Even opposition party’s Goh Meng Seng stepped in to initially tell UOB to ‘do your part’ in this situation.
UOB Responds
Around 2.33pm on 22 September, UOB released a Facebook post of their own.
A Facebook user "Amit Verma", claiming to be a UOB employee, has been posting inflammatory and provocative comments on…
Posted by UOB on Monday, 21 September 2020
The post claimed that “Amit Verma” was not a UOB employee and that they ‘do not tolerate such behaviour.”
UOB has also reported the incident to both Facebook and the Singapore Police Force.
“We respectfully ask that you not be drawn into anti-social comments or repost content that divides us.”
As of this writing, the post has been shared over 53 times and garnered over 140 reactions.
The case is currently under investigation.
Amit’s Response
However, not long after the post went viral, Amit posted a followup to his initial comment.
Amit claims that his account was hacked and to ignore his recent posts. He then concluded by saying he would be ‘taking a break’ from Facebook.
As of this writing, the Facebook account is unavailable along with his LinkedIn account.
It is difficult to properly verify someone’s legitimacy online and on social media platforms like Facebook, people can add places they work at whenever they want.
If you notice something suspicious online, you can send a police report here. If it’s an emergency, you can call 999 or SMS 71999.
So do you think the post was intentional or that Amin was truly hacked?
Do take care of your presence online, it’s a public domain and one wrong move could lead to you becoming viral.
And in this case, for all the wrong reasons.
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