Osei Assibey Antwi, NSS Executive Director
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has cautioned the general public, especially the 2022/2023 prospective national service personnel, against falling prey to activities of unscrupulous persons who claim they can assist them in their postings.
The caution was contained in a statement signed and issued by the Director of Corporate Affairs of the Scheme, Armstrong Essah, over the weekend.
According to him, there are various activities of some unscrupulous elements propagating false correspondences online in respect of a supposed opportunity for prospective NSS persons to check their postings, at a fee, before they are officially released.
“These individuals have created WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook groups with moderators parading as agents of the Scheme for such dubious and nefarious activities. According to the dubious online reports from ‘NSS NTC GES updates’, ‘all 2022 NSS applicants who wish to view their places of posting before it is officially released should call or WhatsApp 0506089181 or join a telegram platform, https://t.me/gesupdate’.
“Another of such fraudulent message on social media reads: ‘NSS applicants who have finished their online application and wish to have a look at where they have been posted to before official release should contact +233504224144, with monetary bidding of GH₵12.00 checking fee. However, those who want their checking done before payment would pay GH₵20.00’,” portions of the statement read.
Dubious attempt
To this end, the Scheme has advised prospective national service personnel to treat such information as fake, and dubious attempt to swindle unsuspecting persons.
The Scheme emphasised that under no circumstance will it request prospective personnel to pay a fee to check their places of posting, stating “it is a wicked attempt to taint the credibility of the administration of the NSS”.
Portions of the statement reiterated that the Scheme does not operate WhatsApp or Telegram platforms with moderators parading as agents of the National Service Scheme.
“For the record, the Management of the NSS has not yet done postings for the 2022/2023 national service personnel. The NSS has always maintained its conventional practices of communicating with service personnel without using agents or agencies,” the statement noted.
The statement urged prospective national service personnel to wait for the official release from the Scheme before they go to check their places of posting.
It also indicated that the Scheme had always maintained its conventional practices of communicating with service personnel without using agents or agencies.
The Scheme assured the public that it will continue to place the interest of prospective personnel at heart, adding that the Security agencies are on the alert to track the culprits and get them to face the full rigors of the law.
“In this regard, prospective service personnel are also cautioned to desist from involving themselves in such negative acts and assist the security personnel to expose those perpetrators,” the statement concluded.
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