The Zimbabwean government has issued a stern warning on a fraudulent job scam circulating on social media platforms, targeting Zimbabwean job seekers with false promises of employment opportunities in Kenya. Zimbabwe's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade revealed the scam operations through a Facebook page misleadingly named Zimbabwe Embassy Kenya, in a statement shared over the weekend.
According to the warning, the scammers purport to be recruiting staff for the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Nairobi and provide a list of fraudulent job offers, with a requirement to pay Ksh48,187 (approximately US$375) to receive an "Africa Regional Labour Accreditation Certificate" as part of the recruitment process. The page, created on June 14 by unknown individuals or groups, falsely claims to be recruiting staff on behalf of the Zimbabwean Embassy in Nairobi.
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Photo Financial Times The ministry emphasised that this page has no official affiliation with the Zimbabwean Embassy in Kenya, the ministry itself, or the Government of Zimbabwe. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade wishes to advise the public of a job recruitment SCAM that is being advertised on a Facebook page created by an unknown person on 14 June 2025, under the name 'Zimbabwe Embassy Kenya,'" the statement read in part. "The page purports to be recruiting staff for the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Kenya and provides a list of fraudulent job offers, with a requirement to pay Ksh48,187 (US$375) to receive an "Africa Regional Labour Accreditation Certificate" as part of the recruitment process.
