{"id":120509,"date":"2025-08-28T18:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/fake-un-job-procurement-offers-surge-as-scammers-exploit-impending-nairobi-relocation\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T18:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:12:13","slug":"fake-un-job-procurement-offers-surge-as-scammers-exploit-impending-nairobi-relocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/fake-un-job-procurement-offers-surge-as-scammers-exploit-impending-nairobi-relocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake UN job, procurement offers surge as scammers exploit impending Nairobi relocation"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 28 \u2013 The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) has raised the alarm over a spike in fraudulent schemes exploiting its name, with scammers falsely offering jobs and procurement contracts\u2014many of them linked to the anticipated reloction of more UN staff to Kenya.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zainab Bangura, the UN Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of UNON, said scammers are increasingly targeting unsuspecting Kenyans on social media, through messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram, and even in person. <\/p>\n

In most cases, fraudsters demand money in exchange for fake UN employment or contract opportunities.<\/p>\n

Bangura admitted the rise in scams has posed \u201ca very challenging\u201d problem for the global organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to alert the public that the UN is aware of fraudulent activities using the UN logo and the name of UNON to target people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese scams [are being] fueled by talk of the UN moving more operations to Nairobi, and they [are] mainly spread through verbal promises and social media, including WhatsApp and Telegram, falsely offering UN jobs or procurement deals.\u201d<\/p>\n

She revealed that some victims have even shown up at the UNON headquarters in Gigiri with forged letters, believing they had secured jobs or tenders. Investigations later revealed they had paid large sums of money to con artists.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of the high unemployment rate, some individuals are taking advantage by saying: \u2018Give me 5,000, 10,000, 20,000 shillings and I\u2019ll make sure you get a UN job when operations move to Nairobi.\u2019 This [is] a scam,\u201d Bangura stressed.<\/p>\n

Official platforms <\/h2>\n

She emphasized that the UN conducts all recruitment and procurement processes exclusively through official UN platforms and that the UN never charges fees at any stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf somebody asks you for money to secure a UN contract or job, it is not possible,\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n

Peter Marshall, the UN\u2019s Principal Security Adviser for Kenya and Eritrea with the Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), confirmed the fraud is spreading. <\/p>\n

He said UNDSS had documented at least a dozen cases in the past three months, with new incidents surfacing almost every week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had about five or six cases in the past month alone. Almost every week we receive one or two new reports,\u201d Marshall said, linking the trend to the anticipated relocation of UN staff to Nairobi.<\/p>\n

Beyong the fake jobs offers, scammers are targeting business people with a recent victim in Kiambu duped with a promise of a catering contract.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it involves paying money, it is a scam. The UN does not charge for recruitment or procurement\u2014there is no cost at all,\u201d Marshall emphasized.<\/p>\n

To combat the schemes, UNON and UNDSS said they are working closely with Kenyan authorities, including the Diplomatic Police Unit and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), to track down the perpetrators.<\/p>\n

The UN urged Kenyans to remain vigilant, verify any job or contract opportunities through official UN websites, and report suspected scams to the police or DCI.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 28 \u2013 The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) has raised the alarm over a spike in fraudulent schemes exploiting its name, with scammers falsely offering jobs and procurement contracts\u2014many of them linked to the anticipated reloction of more UN staff to Kenya. Zainab Bangura, the UN Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of UNON, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}