Olympic hero, Sir Mo Farah allegedly ‘being harassed for money by the man whose name he took’ when he was illegally trafficked into UK

British Olympian, Sir Mo Farah claims he is being harassed for money by the man whose name he took when he was trafficked into the UK illegally as a child.

Born in Somalia, Sir Mo was trafficked to Britain as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. His father was k!lled in civil violence when he was just four.

He was born Hussein Abdi Kahin, but he was smuggled into the UK as an illegal immigrant under a false passport bearing his new identity ‘Mo Farah,’ a name that had been stolen from another child.

After revealing his story in a documentary in 2022, Sir Mo offered to help the man whose name he had stolen as a child.

According to Farah, it’s now an issue of emotional blackmail.

A source told The Sun that Sir Mo has had to change his phone number after his namesake made incessant demands for cash.

Sir Mo told the man he would stay in contact and sent him around £5,000, it is understood.

However, the other Mo is believed to have got hold of the Olympian’s phone number and used it to hassle him for money, it is claimed.

The source said Sir Mo felt he was being harassed and hounded.

They said: ‘He has taken a step back. He didn’t want to make a big fuss but thought it better to not engage.

‘He has had to change his phone number. It’s unfair Sir Mo is having to deal with this.

‘He feels he’s the victim. He is just tired, and thinks it’s so sad.’

Sir Mo became a household name after winning gold in 5,000 and 10,000metres at the 2012 London Olympics.  He repeated his double-gold winning success in Rio in 2016 and also has six world athletic championship titles and five European titles to his name.