Nigerian Student Studying At Canada Gets Scammed With A Job, Shares Advise

A young man named Michael Shabi who’s a
freelance graphic/web designer currently studying a graduate program in Canada ( Conestoga College), has shared a sad experience as he was scammed with a job.

Read his post below, as shared on LinkedIn:

I GOT SCAMMED TODAY…….
AND IT REALLY HURTS😣😔😔

It took me alot personally to bring myself to do this, especially because I regard myself as someone who isn’t so gullible, and I don’t like my “business” out there

So a little background to me i am a freelance graphic/web designer currently studying a graduate program in Canada ( Conestoga College), and in a bid to cushion my finances while studying I decided to apply for jobs; using linkedin as my primary tool, even though i did get an offer but I didn’t want to risk losing my status, so i forfeited the job.

Further down to today, i applied for a job and immediately i got a response the typical respone “you are a good candidate for this job” , with this message i was advised to chat with the HR Manager, after the virtual interview via chat i was offered the “job”. As part of setting up, a deposit was sent to me to use to purchase supplies, only for me to get the store, and i was told to purchase some iTunes card, though i am not lost on the scams that people commit with these cards, I decided to purchase it, because i felt oh maybe it’s a gift for someone close to the HR man, after all the “money” was in my account .

Only to find out later on that the cheque was fake, i won’t lie , it’s not a beautiful experience, I am very very hurt, especially because I’m just a young man trying my best to move further.

To my fellow international students, anywhere you are always be careful when applying for jobs, the pressure to settle down quickly in a foreign land pushes us to too believing and sometimes we end up in the wrong hands.

I also hope LinkedIn does more to checkmate fake jobs , persons which are out to scam and cause turmoil for innocent people like myself.

I’m putting this out there because I really don’t know how to feel and sincerely my usual keeping my feelings to myself, isn’t going to work, I’m hurt and numb, but tomorrow I’ll wake up and keep moving, but the fact that my innocence was abused especially as i am just trying to find my footing in a foreign land, will not be lost on me.

Source:Michael Shabi|LinkedIn

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