New Caledonia's president, Harold Martin, says he has asked his lawyer to contact the facebook website for it to delete a page purported to be about him.
Mr Martin says he has never had a facebook page and is the victim of an impersonation.
He says the page was set up last week and carried a loan offer in France which would benefit five people of his choice, provided they agreed to give their bank account number.
Mr Martin says he will lodge a complaint for identity theft, which can be punished with up to one year in jail and a 20,000 US dollar fine.
He says he wants to warn New Caledonians about the risks of scams appearing on facebook.
