FRSC raises alarm on scammers

Job seekers angling to get employed into the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will have to be extra vigilant and exercise caution, in dealing with agents who claim to have the magic wand as the corps over the weekend said it is not recruiting staff into any office or department.
The corps public education officer, Imoh Etuk, in a statement issued Sunday dissociated the from activities of scammers whom he said were extorting money from desperate job seekers under the guise that they could facilitate their employment into the Corps.
The FRSC advised job seekers to disregard such unauthorized and mischievous antics as the Corps is not presently embarking on any recruitment exercise.
The statement read, “For avoidance of doubt, the general public should note that the Corps adopts open processes in conducting its recruitment exercise and publishes same through credible platforms such as national newspapers, Television and Radio stations, its web site, official Facebook and twitter.

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” When the Corps is recruiting, information on such is made available through various platforms,” he said
The Corps also informed the public that the Corps Marshal FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi is not on Facebook, as fraudsters are also using several fake facebook accounts, with his identification to swindle unsuspecting members of the public.
“To this end, all should dissociate themselves from these facebook accounts.
“The FRSC in corporation with security agencies are on the trail of these criminal elements.
“Members of the public are hereby warned not to be fooled by the fraudsters”, he said.

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