National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) cautioned Jobseekers over a viral poster announcing various vacancies.
In a notice dated Monday, January 16, NHIF disowned the poster, which listed vacancies in the Benefits and Quality Assurance departments.
The insurance fund clarified that it always publishes its vacancies in mainstream newspapers and the official NHIF website.
"It has come to the attention of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) that some unscrupulous persons are inviting job seekers to apply for NHIF jobs through a recruitment company circulating fake advertisements online," their statement read in part.
"The fund wishes to notify the public that the circulated job advertisements for Benefits and Quality Assurance Officers are fake," added the statement.
NHIF further cautioned Kenyans that it would not be held liable for any losses incurred due to the fake job listings.
"NHIF bears no responsibility for any personal loss arising from such fraudulent job offers or related transactions," the insurance fund insisted.
The public warning came amidst a spike in the fake job listing online targeting unsuspecting Kenyans.
On Thursday, January 12, The Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) flagged an advertisement charging Kenyans Ksh400,000.
The advertisement used KenGen letterhead to invite other companies to participate in their 25th anniversary. However, the electricity generating company flagged the advertisement, insisting that it was malicious and misleading to the public.
According to the fake letter, Kenyans were given the following advertising rates; quarter page Ksh90,000, Half page Ksh145,000, Full page Ksh250,000, and Centre spread Ksh400,000.
"We have received an alert over a fake document being circulated on social media,” the power production company denounced the advert.
"We urge the public to remain vigilant and bring such cases to our attention or report them to the nearest police station," KenGen advised members of the public.
