Brand Protection – DSE
Our fake ad removal service took down 300+ fake ads using the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange’s name in 3 months, with Meta verification, trademark enrolment and daily takedowns.
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Fake ads removal for the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange: finding and taking down scam ads and pages that used DSE’s name.
The challenge
Scammers were running fake Facebook and Instagram ads in DSE’s name, with its logo and made-up stock prices, to pull people into “hisa bora” WhatsApp investment groups.
No verified accounts: none of DSE’s official pages had a blue tick, so people couldn’t tell real from fake.
Duplicate pages: two Facebook pages were linked to the same Instagram account, with no single official channel.
No way to report: DSE’s trademark wasn’t enrolled with Meta, so fake ads couldn’t be taken down officially.
No monitoring: nobody was watching for new fakes, so dozens ran before anyone noticed.
Our strategy
We built a complete brand protection system: secure the official accounts first, then find and remove every fake.
One official channel: merged the duplicate pages and linked only the official Facebook page to the official Instagram.
Verification and blue ticks: verified DSE’s Meta Business account and got blue ticks on Facebook and Instagram.
Brand Rights Protection: enrolled DSE’s registered trademark (Class 36) with Meta, giving DSE the right to have infringing content removed.
Daily scans and takedowns: searched Meta’s Ad Library every day and filed a trademark report for every fake ad found.
Monthly reports: every fake found, reported and removed, with screenshots as proof.
The results
In the first 6 days we found 74 fake ads using DSE’s name. Within three months, more than 300 had been removed.
300+ fake ads removed: between July and October 2026, across 30+ scam pages.
Blue ticks: on DSE’s official Facebook and Instagram pages.
One clear official channel: on each platform, verified and consolidated.
Ongoing protection: daily monitoring continues, so new fakes are reported the day they appear.
We also run engagement ads for DSE that put official information in front of investors.
The work
Fake ad removal service in Tanzania
Fake ads removal in Tanzania matters most for brands people trust with their money: banks, investment firms, telecoms and big retailers. Scam pages copy their logos and run Swahili ads that look official, and customers lose money before the brand even knows.
Velocity Digital verifies official accounts, enrols trademarks with Meta and removes fake ads and impersonation pages on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and TikTok. See our digital brand protection service, or Talk to us about your project.
Velocity Digital’s fake ad removal service covers Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and TikTok. A fake ad removal service works fastest with a trademark registered with BRELA.
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