#email-fraud

#email-fraud

The poster claims that KeRRA is recruiting for various positions, including public relations officers, interns, store managers, security officers, drivers, office secretaries and civil engineers, among others. The poster includes an email address for prospective applicants to submit their applications, noting that successful candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis. But is the advert authentic? Firstly, the use of a Gmail address on the poster raises red flags, as official communication from KeRRA uses email addresses ending in .go.ke, such as [email protected]

A growing number of scammers are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads and reaching out to companies, pretending to be our staff when they absolutely are not. These bad actors are using our name and reputation to try to dupe unsuspecting businesses. It drives us crazy and infuriates us on your behalf. It ebbs and flows. Judging by the increased number of emails we're receiving, asking, "Does this person really work for you?" it appears to be happening more actively at the moment.