The National Pension Commission has warned Nigerians to stay alert over a growing recruitment scam involving fraudsters posing as officials of the commission.
In a notice issued on Tuesday, the agency said scammers are soliciting unwitting victims via WhatsApp, email, and personal phone numbers, falsely promising job opportunities in exchange for personal data.
According to PenCom, the crooks frequently exert pressure by stating that candidates must respond within a brief deadline, sometimes 48 hours, to guarantee the claimed job. Victims are subsequently urged to pass sensitive papers to unnamed contacts, a strategy the commission characterized as an evident warning.
To give their allegations credibility and gain job seekers’ trust, some of the con artists are also posing as senior officials, including the Director General.
PenCom counseled Nigerians not to interact with suspect messages and to quickly erase such correspondence without providing any personal information. The caution is directed against broader initiatives undertaken by financial authorities to combat fraud and safeguard the public from cons.
The growth comes after recent SEC actions against dishonest investment schemes across the board.
Notwithstanding the fraud worries, Nigeria’s pension sector keeps growing; total pension assets reached an all-time high of N29.43 trillion as of February 2026, which shows higher contributions and investment growth.
