Who are these thieves? Unmasking their faces.......Please beware.

As a frequent user of this site, you will realize that we respect the profession of human resource and capital in which prudence should always be practiced. Many Kenyans today are jobless and you will get Kenyan Conmen trying to make few coins from innocent job seekers. We have received many emails from you the reader complaining on various monies that you have been conned. In Human Capital Consulting we take pride in the most efficient human resource help in Kenya. We provide FREE services to job seekers with a real intention of helping and that is why we take time to warn our online database users on willy conmen out there who are trying to get their money. Today we want to compile a list of characteristics that can help you in identifying that a job is fake and give you a few examples of these conmen.

Jobs are the most sought after thing in Kenya and people take advantage of that. For example, one of our consultants told us sometimes last week, he saw a guy writing a text message to a lady called Stellah informing her that she has won a gift humper in a trivia. This was in a bus called Paradiso from Githurai 45 and this same guy was using his own phone. Are there people who believe in these things? Yes and is there something we can do? Yes. When you receive a call or email inviting you to an interview and you feel a chill, please contact us through our email and we will carry out for you a due diligence.
Last week we informed you of a job in a Nation Classified article for an airport job. The same last week we got a con game involving Pharmchem Pharmaceuticals. These guys will send you an email that is so explicit and sincere that you may be convinced that it is genuine. Last week and the week before, some people applied for a job in Pharmachem and they got the following email:
     

                                       PHARMCHEM PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
                                    P.O.BOX 789-GEORGE MORARA AVENUE
                                                    NAKURU KENYA
                                              TEL:896794,0725127463
                                       
EMAIL:ppharmaceuticals@gmail.com
                                                                                          
                                                                         
Dear Applicants,
We are a  pharmaceutical importer.wholesaler and distributor,we are recruiting the above named personnel to be based in our depots and distribution points countrywide,recruitment will be done where we have or are intending to open a depot or distribution point. 
We are pleased to inform you that you have been shortlisted to appear for interviews in our organisation at the nearest venue to where you are located as follows on 14th December in  Nairobi at Karen centre off  langata road second floor room number 45,46 and 47,opposite hillcrest group of schools,take matatu no 24 at the old bus station(formerly KBS bus station),15th December in Nakuru at hotel Kunste conference room off nakuru-nairobi highway,14th December in Kisumu at milimani centre behind jomo kenyatta sports ground,1st floor room no 25,15th December in Kakamega at golf hotel conference room,14th December in  Eldoret at hotel sirikwa conference room,15th December in Mombasa at Jumwa Plaza opposite railway station room no 34 2nd floor,8th November in Nyeri at batian grand hotel off temple road,14th December at machakos garden hotel.The interviews will dwell mainly on duties+responsiblities,salary+allowances,medical tests .As per the regulation governing our recruitment procedures and ethics all shortlisted applicants are required to pay a partial medical examination fee of ksh 525 which should be paid through mpesa no 0725127463  before the interview date that is on 10th December 2010 .We are doing this because we have been given a very short time by our clients and the personnel/workers are required immediately and also because accessibility to mobile cash transfer is easily accessible in Kenya as compared to banks.Please note that we are not charging any other fee apart from the medical fee which is mandatory to all those who are aspiring to work with us all the other things will be communicated to you during the interviews .Those who will have sent their medical cash are required to assemble at the interview venues earlier so as to facilitate the exercise early and allow those who would have travelled from far to depart early.Time for arrival is 9am in the morning Please carry all your documents and testimonials.THE MEDICAL CASH IS REFUNDABLE TO ALL UNSUCESSFULL APPLICANTS ON THE SPOT
Yours Faithfully
Mr George Wahome-Managing Director
NB-All cash should be sent through mpesa to our contact Mr Vincent Onyango who is our financial director  .We are not handling any amount at the interview venues or at our offices for security reasons.   


Another scum is that of Living Fund - Somalia. They advertised a job of Chief Financial Officer sometime last week and now they have advertised another job of program officer. Please don’t apply and if you have don’t pay. If you receive an email like this, please don’t respond. Someone called Peter Kioko will contact you. Don’t worry, we are on their trail.





From: Peter Kioko <peter@gaosco.com>
To:
 XXX
Sent:
 Mon, November 22, 2010 10:11:30 AM
Subject:
 Re: REQUEST FOR INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT PERSONALITY PROFILE(IAPP) TEST



Dear XXX,

Thank you for your email.
We offer psychometric testing including Intelligence Assessment
Personality Profile certification (IAPP)

There are two options on how this can be invigilated.

*Option 1: Physical invigilation at our psychometric testing centre at
Brighton Business Centre in Nairobi.*

Option 2: Having the IAPP sent to you via email for you to complete
and send back to us for ranking & certification.

* Please note that there is a 30% increase on option 1 to cater for
physical invigilation expenses.

The IAPP certified score is available after one working day.

The fee payable is based on the mode of invigilation.

Option 1: Kes 8560( inc VAT)
Option 2: Kes 6590(inc VAT)

The IAPP is payable by cash deposit to the below banking information;

Account Name: Gaosco International

Account Number: 0950296585660

Any Equity Bank- Corporate section.

Please scan & email the deposit slip or drop off at the psychometric
testing centre for me to reserve your certification slot by any of the
above option.

Regards,

Peter

Tel:  +254 20 2037 167
Cell: + 254 717 597 997


These days it’s very difficult to identify a scum because they easily have a site and even contact details of persons inside the company. But be sure it is easy to do it. The first thing you need to do is to look at the motive of the email or the call. Most of these conmen use NGOs or jobs that have a high pool of graduates thus increase economies of scale. Lastly they will ask you to pay very politely and a small fee. Imagine if they got Shs. 5,000 from 1000 applicants, they can make Shs. 500,000.
PLEASE DON’T PAY any money for an interview or test. Remember we are in this field. Human Capital Consulting (HCC) which also owns www.kenyancareer.com recruits on behalf employers and we DO NOT CHARGE any fees to applicants for any test or interviews. An employer pays a service fee for our professional services and this caters for all disbursements.
If anybody asks you to pay, please tell them to deduct from your first salary because there is no need to pay for anything that you can’t get and if you are not sure of nailing the job, then WHY PAY?
Once again, if you have any doubts about an interview invitation or a test invite, please contact us through email. We believe we have the best online FREE of charge customer care service.
PLEASE DON’T PAY FOR A JOB.
We wish you all the best.