As incidents of duping innocent Nigerians by internet fraudsters rises, the Nigeria Customs Service,  
NCS is launching on an all-out war against such fraudsters who specialise in 
extorting money from people  under the pretext of offering them jobs, auctions or contracts.

 The advert currently circulating on the WhatsApp platform is the latest of those criminal attempts 
to mislead desperate job-seekers.  

 The post which went viral over the weekend is a copy and paste reproduction of the previous 
recruitment adverts, with a clever insertion of the Service website address. To achieve their 
criminal objective, the same advert directs applicants to visit a fake website  
which is www.customsrecruit.com.ng. Victims are eventually requested  
to make some payments to complete the phoney forms.

 Already 12 suspects have been arrested and will be soon charged to court.
In a press statement, Wale Adeniyi Public Relations Officer of NCS 
urged the  general public to henceforth   discountenance such  
advertisements found in any online platforms except those released in  
the NCS authentic and authoritative platforms: www.customs.gov.ng and  
www.facebook.com/customsng.

 "To avoid being victims, all prospective job seekers, and those who want to 
transact any business with the Service are advised to note the official 
online platforms as well as visit the nearest Customs station when in doubt."
the release stated.