The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disowned a group on WhatsApp dedicated to it and meant to recruit unsuspecting Nigerians into the commission.
In a statement on Monday by its Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC said:
“The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to the activities of a group on WhatsApp, dedicated to EFCC Recruitment 2020/2021.
“The Commission wishes to dissociate itself from the activities of the Group, which is not known to the EFCC.
“For the umpteenth time, the commission reiterates earlier pronouncements that the agency is currently not recruiting. Any publication or advertorial to the contrary, in the social or mainstream media, can only be the handiwork of scammers.
“The public is hereby advised to be circumspect to avoid being ensnared by fraudsters. Employment into the EFCC is not an under-the-table affair, as such exercise is usually preceded by elaborate advertorial in the media and commission’s social media platforms.
“The public is also to treat with caution, fraud alert messages on WhatsApp, ascribed to the EFCC Help Desk Headquarters Jabi, Abuja.”
The anti-graft agency reiterated that the messages on WhatsApp are not from it as the commission has no “Help Desk”.