Health ministry exposes WhatsApp job scam

A fraudulent recruitment advertisement is circulating on social media falsely claiming to invite applications to take up jobs as trainee dental therapists in the Health and Child Care ministry.

The ministry said the advertisement, which directs applicants to submit their details to a WhatsApp number (0780967346) before a purported deadline of June 10, 2026, is fake.

The ministry said it does not conduct recruitment processes via WhatsApp and urged job seekers to rely only on official communication channels when seeking employment within the health sector.

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