JOB SEEKER BEWARE: Job Scam By Smart Careers Limited

Dear Job Seekers,

We would like to call to your attention a job scam doing rounds by a company calling themselves Smart Careers Limited. Our research shows that there exists a Company called Smart Careers & Training Ltd which is a Company located in India. The Kenyans using the same name are scammers.

We received an Email from one job seeker who was just about to part with money in order to get  considered for an Interview for the position of GRADUATE TRAINEE, paying Kshs 75,ooo. Below is the Email he received:

Dear Applicant,

We are a staff recruitment consultancy firm based in Nairobi and on behalf of our client an international airline setting base in Kenya,we are glad to inform you that you have been selected for interview and hereby requested to appear at the nearest venue to where you reside as follows on 1st August 2017 at The Karen Business Park 2nd Floor near the Deputy President official residence,takematatu number 111 at railway station in town and alight at Kabwagi stage near the Deputy President residence,2nd August 2017 at Hotel Kunste Nakuru town off Nairobi highway,1st August 2017 at Kisumu Hotel off Jomo Kenyatta road near Maseno University Kisumu Campus,2nd August 2017 in Kakamega at Golf hotel conference room,1s August 2017 in Eldoret at Sirikwa Hotel off Uganda road,2nd August 2017 in Mombasa at Mombasa Continental Hotel conference room off Mombasa -Malindi road Shanzu area 1st August 2017 in Nyeri at Batian Grand hotel near Kamukunji grounds.

POSITION:GRADUATE TRAINEE(OPERATIONS,ADMINISTRATION,TECHNICAL AND MARKETING)

Place of work: Kenya(Nairobi, Kisumu, Eldoret and Mombasa)
SALARY KSH 75,000 PER MONTH
TIME FOR THE INTERVIEWS IS 10AM ALL VENUES.
CARRY YOUR CV,CERTIFICATES,ID AND 2 PASSPORT PHOTOS
For you to be considered for the job interview you shall be required to send a PARTIAL REFUNDABLE MEDICAL/AGENCY fee of kshs 1,027 to be sent via MPESA number 0792688234 latest by 28th July 2017,the fee is refundable if you don’t pass the interview on the spot via MPESA.
TAKE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT HANDLING ANY CASH AT OUR OFFICE OR AT THE INTERVIEW VENUES.ALL CASH SHOULD STRICTLY BE SENT TO OUR ACCOUNTANT SILAS WEKESA WANGILA WHO IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MPESA NUMBER.

Thanks -Recruitment and Training Manager
Smart Careers Limited
Phone ;0792688234,020986754

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Take Note:

1. As you can see from above, the contents of the email are openly suspicious. Never will a genuine employer ask you to part with money in in order for you to be considered for an interview.

2. The said ‘company’ does not have any physical location. No employer will work at your convenience, asking to interview you at a venue close to where you reside.

3.The salary of a Store Assistant is nowhere close to Kshs 50,000.

4.Numerous grammatical errors and unprofessional style of writing.

In closing, we encourage you to forward us such suspicious emails from ’employers’ for us to conduct research on them. Kindly share this information with your friends.

Career Point Kenya Team.