Desperate job-seekers fall victim to fake employment offers
Job-seekers are falling victim to fake job posts on Facebook, Indeed.com, and other platforms that pretend to offer stable employment.
Desperate job-seekers are falling victim to fake job posts on Facebook, Indeed.com, and other platforms that pretend to offer stable employment.
Thirty-year-old Sandiso Dosini’s job search was not yielding any results. After sending application after application, he was about to lose hope when his aunt received an SMS that Anglo American was recruiting boiler-makers. Excited, he called the contact number and was briefly interviewed.
The person at the other end of the phone was charming and professional. Dosini was told that Anglo American would be happy to welcome him to the team. He just had to submit the required documentation and pay a R650 refundable deposit for accommodation. This was to ensure only serious candidates applied, he was told.