The United Nations Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), revealed that over 1,000 Nigerians have been scammed with fake job opportunities in the United Kingdom, UK.
IOM urged potential migrants to be cautious of syndicate that specializes in offering fake employment letters, while advising them to seek proper information before embarking on any migration.
Laurent De Boeck, IOM’s Chief of Mission made this known at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.
Boeck added that some of the victims lost enormous sums of money, up to $10,000 each while attempting to get their foreign job in the UK.
IOM’s Chief said they are consequently stranded in the UK because some of them lack the means to come back, while others are ashamed of coming back to their families.
“There are some of them who lost over $10,000 only to be given fake employment letters, which allowed them to get visas. They get there, present the letters, and the organizations tell them that the letters did not emanate from the organizations. Over a thousand people are affected.”
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