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Fake Angola labour ministry recruitment portal that asks you to share on WhatsApp

A Portuguese-language page uses the name of Angola's Ministry of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security (MAPTSS). It advertises 248 positions and asks for your name, birth year, gender, email, phone number and province. It then tells you to share the page with 15 friends or 5 WhatsApp groups before you can submit. The page is hosted on a free GitHub Pages address.

What’s different in this version

These traits set this message apart from the usual pattern.

  1. The page is in Portuguese and uses the name of Angola's labour ministry (MAPTSS).

  2. The text says applications go through the recruitment portal of "Grupo VMD", a different name from the ministry in the page title.

  3. The page claims your details have been checked and approved before any application is sent.

  4. It is hosted for free on GitHub Pages and uses the same page layout as the Ghana versions.

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How this scam works

  1. 1

    Step 1: You see a link to a job page that uses the name and logo of a government office or a large company. It shows a large number of open positions and says to apply before the portal closes.

  2. 2

    Step 2: The page asks for details such as your name, phone number, email, gender, birth year and where you live.

  3. 3

    Step 3: After a short loading bar, the page says you qualify. It then tells you to share the link with 15 friends or 5 WhatsApp groups before you can submit.

  4. 4

    Step 4: Sharing spreads the page to the people you know. The final buttons send you to other, unrelated websites. Some versions ask you to install an app, send a text message or fill in more forms.

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    Step 5: Some versions also change what the Back button does, so pressing Back sends you to an outside website instead of the page you came from.

✓ Do this

  • Look for job openings only on the official website of the government office or company. Type the address yourself.
  • If you already shared the link, send a short message to the same friends or groups to say it was not real.
  • If you entered your phone number or email, watch for unexpected calls, texts or messages that mention the job.
  • Report the page or message on the platform where you saw it.

✗ Avoid this

  • Do not share a job link with friends or groups just to unlock an application. Real employers do not ask for this.
  • Do not trust a page because it shows a government seal, a company logo or a large number of open positions.
  • Do not install apps, send text messages or complete surveys that a job page says are needed to verify you.

Verbatim excerpts from the scam

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  1. 1 Excerpt 1
    Número de posições: 248
  2. 2 Excerpt 2
    Todas as candidaturas devem ser submetidas através do portal de recrutamento do Grupo VMD. Candidate-se já antes do fecho do portal.