Nigeria, April 14 -- In a notice issued on Tuesday, the agency said scammers are soliciting unwitting victims via WhatsApp, email, and personal phone numbers, falsely promising job opportunities in exchange for personal data.



According to PenCom, the crooks frequently exert pressure by stating that candidates must respond within a brief deadline, sometimes 48 hours, to guarantee the claimed job. Victims are subsequently urged to pass sensitive papers to unnamed contacts, a strategy the commission characterized as an evident warning.



To give their allegations credibility and gain job seekers' trust, some of the con artists are also posing as senior officials, including the Director General.



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