Is INEC still recruiting ad-hoc staff ahead of the 2023 elections? The claim is FALSE.

A web-based message circulating on WhatsApp claims that INEC is still recruiting ad-hoc staff for the upcoming 2023 elections. 

At some stage of the recruitment, users are taken to another page where it is stated that the appointment ID has been sent to their email address with an option to ‘print form’ that returns an empty web page.

This claim is False, Here are the facts – 

A search for the acclaimed website on Whois returned as ‘redacted for privacy’, indicating that it has been deliberately concealed. 

Attempts made to fill out the acclaimed form granted access to the next page without providing email or contact details. This is not the case with the original INEC website, where users are only granted access to the next page when they complete the initial step. 

Further checks on ‘Scamdadviser.com’ showed that the website is being used for scamming schemes. In fact, about 12 different schemes were listed on its home page, including three related to the AtikuAbubakar presidential campaign and one related to the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign, all these schemes requesting people’s details.

The registration homepage was carefully designed to deceive unsuspecting applicants, with an INEC logo and a replica of the design on authentic INEC PRES.

Conclusion: 

The claim that INEC is still recruiting ad-hoc staff is FALSE. Nigerians are implored to note that INEC staff recruitment has closed since December 14, 2022. This acclaimed website is a phishing scam link designed to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.