The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has disclaimed social media platforms where it is being claimed that the agency is about to commence mass recruitment.
The agency in a statement issued on Friday said its attention has been drawn to a fraudulent employment scheme currently making the rounds online, and especially on various social media platforms that the.
The NIMASA disclosed that the fraudsters have also contacted some innocent persons, through e-mail, social media and other forms of internet publication soliciting for payment, inducement, advance fees or other favours in exchange for employment.
“Victims stand the risk of extortion, hence, members of the public are warned not to make any payment whatsoever to unscrupulous persons parading themselves as employment agents”, it warned.
It sounded a note of warning that “for the avoidance of doubt, any party that puts itself forward as acting on behalf of NIMASA for the purpose of recruitment is completely false and NIMASA disclaims and bears no responsibility whatsoever for their action. NIMASA does not communicate employment vacancies through third party online channels, emails or social media platforms. NIMASA hereby expressly disassociates itself from such fraudulent online publications and posts and warns the unsuspecting public not to fall victims to such baseless and false schemes in the guise of employment opportunity”.
The agency also advised that members of the public should treat such social media antics “with suspicion any such offerings and verify their claims in order not to fall prey to these scammers”, even as it stressed that it “has not designated any entity or persons to act on its behalf. Please report such incidents to [email protected] or the appropriate law enforcement agencies”.
“NIMASA expressly disclaims any liability for any losses incurred by any person (s) as a result of reliance on such fraudulent e-mails/online publications”, it stressed
