{"id":16051,"date":"2023-09-23T13:27:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T12:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=16051"},"modified":"2023-09-23T13:28:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T12:28:54","slug":"scammers-pose-as-jumia-organise-pseudo-recruitment-to-defraud-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/scammers-pose-as-jumia-organise-pseudo-recruitment-to-defraud-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers pose as Jumia, organise pseudo recruitment to defraud people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim<\/strong>: Jumia is actively seeking new employees.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict<\/strong>: False. Our investigation uncovered that Jumia is presently not in the process of hiring new staff. The circulating advertisements do not have any affiliation with the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jumia<\/a> is an e-commerce firm that connects customers with businesses. From selling appliances to food and fashion items, it is described as the largest online shopping website in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent times, DUBAWA has noticed the spread of Facebook banners indicating that Jumia is recruiting individuals for various job roles. For instance, one advertised<\/a> part-time positions that could be performed using smartphones, while another<\/a> highlighted the opportunity for a \u201cJunior Treasury Assistant\u201d position. In addition, we have also come across a promotion<\/a> for an \u201cAdvertising Operations Associate\u201d role, as well as one for the position of a \u201cLast Mile Manager<\/a>.” Each of these promised enticing salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the country’s economic status, Nigerians seek ways to earn more daily, especially through online jobs. For this reason, these adverts have received increasing engagement from Facebook users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the high level of interest expressed and the likely risk these users could face, we decided to verify if Jumia is truly seeking new employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After clicking on one of the links, DUBAWA<\/a> was asked to provide a name and phone number. We did and were redirected to a WhatsApp account owned by one \u201dOha Onyiyechi Gift.\u201d  After a brief chat, she provided a cloned website of Konga, another e-commerce platform in Nigeria. Instead of having www.konga.com<\/a>, a letter \u201ck\u201d was added to form \u201ckongak.\u201d DUBAWA archived this replica website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As instructed, we registered an account and performed demo purchases five times. For each of these purchases, commissions were earned leaving us with a balance of N310. To however earn more and \u201ccash out big,\u201d  she asked that we upgrade from a demo to a real account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miss Gift said for VIP 1, we have to pay a sum of N1,000. But for VIP 2 and 3, the costs are N5,000 and N15,000 respectively, noting that the higher the account-type, the bigger one’s commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We pushed further, asking her to provide a payment method. She gave us more instructions, making us arrive  at a page that carried a Palmpay account owned by \u201cPatricia Olorih\u201d with the account number \u201c9551000998.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we pay, she promised that our commissions would be automatically sent back into the account number we provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advert began with Jumia. Unannounced, the conversation switched into \u201cKongak,” and  were asked to pay into an account whose name was different from the person we chatted with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, the links in the remaining advertisements directed us to individuals who employed the same format we initially encountered. Could that be an organised form of fraud?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshots of our chat and the account details provided.
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Having recognised these red flags, we proceeded to the official Facebook page of Jumia. We scrolled through and found a recent disclaimer that warned the public about suspicious job adverts in the company’s name. The company denounced the adverts and asked the public to disregard them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The disclaimer in full. Photo credit: Jumia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This was released on 8th of June, 2023. Furthermore, we sent a private message to Jumia but did not get a response as at the time of this factcheck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our findings have revealed that Jumia is currently not recruiting new staff. The advertisements going round do not originate from the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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