Job Scam Alert! Foundation for Integrated Development (FID Kenya)

This is to bring your attention, to a scam going on apparently by a company purporting to be an NGO called FID Kenya from Homa Bay.

They have been swindling money from innocent jobs seekers in the name of employment. We issued an alert in July and as it seems the same scammers are at it again and now asking for an even higher charge of Ksh. 950.

Kindly do not pay anything. No legit employer will ask you to pay anything at any stage of the recruitment process.

Below is an email that they are using to scam innocent job seekers.

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in seeking to be our Intern!

The Foundation for Integrated Development is a Non-profit Community Development Organization devoted to improving lives in transformative ways by advancing incorporated, locally driven solutions. We implement gender focused poverty graduation programs that help mostly women and the youth graduate from extreme poverty over a period of 2-3 years.

FID, Kenya takes seriously its obligation to provide a safe working atmosphere for all persons involved in the organization. Our recruitment team had reviewed your application and accorded you an opportunity to serve as one of our interns due to your impressive academic profile. In this regard, we recommend that you proceed to the final step of our recruitment process by acquiring membership of our staff PROSPER Program.

We pay a basic salary of KES 38,600 for our interns inclusive of all relevant allowances. This is therefore subject to state taxes and any other deductions. Our internship Program runs for one year. We may consider you for a permanent employment thereafter based on your competence during this period.

The Internship Program is both full time and part time. You can choose to work three days a week on weekdays or work on weekends and submit your reports through our online system. Our work stations are; Kisumu, Homa-Bay, Migori and Kisii. You will choose your preferred location on training day.

Before you are issued with our contract form which will be sent to your email address in the course of September 2017, you must get membership of FID, Kenya PROSPER Program. This Program is a consortium of FID-Kenya and partnering local and international NGOs together with different local Companies. As a member of this program, you will participate in all workshops, fellowships and trainings both locally & internationally for free. You will also enjoy free Health Insurance Cover and accommodation within our premises. Membership of this Program is renewed every three months. All our staff are members of this program.

To register, you are required to submit KES 950 either to our Offices at Mountain View Plaza in Rodi, Homa-Bay County or send it through M-PESA to 0711 668 523 (Wickliffe Otieno-Supervisor).Registration must be done by latest 5th September 2017 (Tuesday) at 8:00 PM. You will soon be invited to attend our one day Job training which shall be conducted in Homa-Bay, Migori, Kisii and Kisumu. The training date and venues will be communicated on 8th September 2017. Job posting will be done in three phases; September, October and November.
Kindly note that you will lose your chance if you don’t register for PROSPER Program within the specified deadline. If you send your fee using someone’s phone number, ensure you also send your Full names.

Regards,
Dr. Winnie Kerubo
HRM- FID, KENYA.

If you have receive or receive the said email, kindly ignore it and do not pay anything.