A Pretoria armaments company has warned residents of a scam doing the rounds offering unsuspecting residents jobs at the organisation.
Armscor recently said in a statement that the phenomenon was mostly predominant during the first and last quarter of the year, where job seekers fell victims to such scams which offered false hope.
“The modus operandi of this scam was to advertise on a job advertising website, such as bestjobs in this case.
ALSO READ: Beware of fraudulent public works vacancy scam
“Applicants then apply for these ‘aircraft’ vacancies,” Armscor said.
“They are then sent a text message that confirms their appointment subject to them bringing money and identification documents in order to be issued with uniforms and an access card.”
Armscor warned job-seekers about paying for jobs, as this was not a prerequisite to get a job.
ALSO READ: LISTEN: East police warn students against falling prey to scams
The company said it did not request money for any employment opportunities.
“Vacancies are advertised on the Armscor website and applicants will be required to send their applications for advertised positions to an email address,” Armscor said.
“This is the only legitimate and recognised process.”
ALSO READ: Cop impersonator scams stolen vehicle victims in the east
Residents were urged to enquire first at the organisation should they have any suspicions about advertised positions at Armscor.
Do you have more information about the story? Please send us an email to editorial@rekord.co.za or phone us on 083 625 4114.
For free breaking and community news, visit Rekord’s websites:
For more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram
