EFCC warns public of online scammers

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has alerted the public to
activities of some unscrupulous elements running
fake recruitment schemes.
Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson said the
culprits had cashed in on the plan by the commission
to recruit more personnel to defraud unsuspecting job
seekers.
He said in recent weeks, some unscrupulous online
portals had featured advertisements supposedly from
the EFCC, inviting applications for employment into
the service of the commission. ? ?
One of such advertisements appeared in a link
( http://forumng.com/ng/forum/279564/nigeria-efcc-
recruitment ).
It informed job seekers that “application form is out”,
and advising them to contact a GSM number, for
further information and registration guideline. ?
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?"The Commission wishes to dissociate itself from
these advertorials," Uwujaren said.
"For the avoidance of doubt, there is no recruitment
currently going on in the EFCC."
He said the announcement by the Chairman of the
Commission, Ibrahim Magu, that the EFCC intended
to recruit more staff remained a proposal which is
yet to be approved.
EFCC therefore advised job seekers to be wary of any
vacancy announcement online and report any
solicitation for money in exchange of job placement
in the EFCC, to the nearest police station. ? ?
Vacancies in the commission are normally advertised
in major newspapers or EFCC official website http://
www.efccnigeria.org/ , not through proxy or online
portals.