Kenya Red Cross has flagged as fake job vacancies doing rounds on social media and cautioned Kenyans against falling prey to fraudsters.
The society said all job openings are exclusively listed on its official careers webpage redcross.or.ke/careers/.
“We warn members of the public not to fall victim to this fake recruitment exercise,” the Red Cross said in a statement Tuesday evening.
One of the fake job openings has been posted on a Facebook page identifying itself as a travel company that organises vacations.
The other is a fake recruitment agency purporting to be an international nonprofit that’s outsourcing employees on behalf Kenya Red Cross.
In one of the emails sent out to a prospective employee, the organization said it’s mandatory for applicants to be its members “to ensure integrity and accountability”.
“You are therefore required to forward a soft copy of your membership certificate as soon as you get this email,” the email reads in part.
It directed non-members to an office in Westland where it claimed it’s headquartered from where they would be assisted for registration and accreditation latest Thursday.
Kenya Red Cross said all these are false job placement opportunities and cautioned Kenyans against falling for the gimmick and asked those who come across such to report the same via the toll-free number 0800-720-577.
“Please note that we are an equal opportunity employer and we do not request any fees or deposits from job seekers during the selection process or interview invitations,” the society said.
Scammers have over the years been advancing their con game to stay ahead of emerging security protocols that guard against their trips.
On February 7, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) issued an alert after it experienced a surge in online cryptocurrency scamming cases.
DCI boss Mohamed Amin said the directorate was receiving an influx of cases where unsuspecting Kenyans were lured to join online cryptocurrency investment platforms and ended up losing their investments.
"With promises of high margins of profit as returns on investment, unsuspecting victims venture into the schemes and before they realise it, they have lost huge sums of money to scammers," he said.
"The DCI cautions Kenyans and any other person to beware of this scam, and advises them to verify the authenticity of any online investment platforms with Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the Communication Authority (CA) respectively," he added.