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“Always undertake due diligence before giving out your data. The Employment Liaison Office is on high alert."

The National Youth Service (NYS) has raised the alarm over a fraudulent scheme targeting its graduates with fake job offers.

In a statement on Tuesday, July 15, NYS said fraudsters impersonating UNICEF officers have been calling unsuspecting NYS graduates to scam them.

NYS said a background check by the Employment Liaison Office (ELO) found that UNICEF currently has no employment opportunities available

“Dear NYS Graduates, The Employment Liaison Office wishes to notify you of a scammer on the loose who seems to be targeting unsuspecting NYS graduates.

“The rig, which seems well coordinated, is calling NYS Officers purporting to be UNICEF Kenya, which, after a background check by ELO, has no such opportunities,” NYS stated.

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File image of NYS personnel. 

The service cautioned NYS graduates against giving out their personal information without doing due diligence.

“Always undertake due diligence before giving out your data. The Employment Liaison Office is on high alert.

“If you get scammed, maybe you brought it upon yourself. Be warned, they are looking for you,” NYS added.

Further, NYS advised its graduates to immediately report any suspicious communication to authorities.

Fraudsters have in recent months increasingly targeted desperate job seekers in Kenya to swindle them through fake job opportunities in well-known companies and agencies.