This web address shared on Whatsapp claims to be offering job opportunities to both skilled and unskilled foreigners, with instant visas and work permits. A banner promoting this advert reads, “Canada Government Massive Jobs Apply Now.” It then goes ahead to ask the applicant to provide their details before choosing their field of operation.
Background
Piga Firimbi previously looked into a similar fake advert, with the same aesthetics as this one that has just resurfaced. Another fact-check by Piga Firimbi shows a similar fake job advert promising a salary of almost Ksh5.3 million.
Verification
Phishing could turn out to be a tragic experience when scammers use information provided to hack into your bank, email or other confidential accounts.
One detail about this link that sets it apart from a legitimate one is grammatical errors in its opening salutation. One being, ‘skilled and unskilled labours’ instead of ‘skilled and unskilled labourers.’ Another is ‘canada’ instead of ‘Canada’. See screengrab below.
The Canadian government offers job opportunities to foreigners and most times, offers are posted on their official website. But one thing stands out between the Canadian website and the link in question. Details provided on a WhoIs search show the website owned by the Canadian government (canada.ca) was registered in 2002, but the one circulating -job-applying.live was created in 2023. In fact, the one previously checked (make-achange.online) by Piga Firimbi and the one currently making rounds, were both created recently. See screengrab below;
Moreover, Google’s Safe Browsing tool flags this URL as insecure.
Verdict
This link claiming the Canadian government is offering job opportunities is FAKE.
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