Fake Job Offers in Ghana: How Recruitment Scams Work

Short answer: a real employer does not charge you to get a job. Offers that arrive on WhatsApp, Facebook, SMS or Telegram and ask for Mobile Money for "registration", "forms", "medicals" or "protocol" are almost always scams. In September 2026 the Cyber Security Authority warned that scammers are even cloning government agency websites to make fake recruitment look real.

How recruitment scams work

• Security service and military "protocol" places offered for a fee.
• Cloned websites that copy a real agency's look.
• WhatsApp "job groups" that collect money and then go silent. This year a travel agent was charged in court after allegedly collecting GH₵107,000 through a WhatsApp group called "Limited Job Opportunities".
• Fake international jobs and visas with upfront "processing fees".

How to check a job offer

1. Find the employer's official website yourself and confirm the vacancy there.
2. Never pay for a job, form, uniform or medical before you have a contract.
3. Do not send your ID card or bank details to an unverified recruiter.
4. Check the recruiter's number on TrustCheck.

Already paid? Report to the police and the Cyber Security Authority (292), and report the number to warn other job seekers. Travel-related offers are covered in fake visa and travel agent scams.