A warning is ringing loud and clear from the Ministry of the Interior, and it is one that every recruitment applicant in Ghana must hear.
As the ongoing screening process continues to attract thousands of hopeful candidates, the Ministry has stepped forward with an urgent caution: no applicant will ever be asked to send money directly to a mobile money number as part of the official process. Anyone demanding otherwise, the Ministry says firmly, is a fraudster.
The warning, contained in a statement released on Monday, March 23, comes in response to a growing wave of fraudulent messages targeting applicants, messages falsely claiming that payment is required for medical screening. The Ministry was categorical: such demands have no place in the official recruitment process.
“We have not yet sent out any SMS notifications regarding the medical screening phase,” the Ministry clarified, drawing a clear line between what is real and what is not.
So when should applicants expect to hear from the Ministry? Official SMS notifications will only be dispatched between March 29 and March 31, 2026, ahead of a nationwide screening exercise scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Any message arriving before that window, or from an unverified source, should be treated with immediate suspicion.
To help applicants separate the genuine from the fraudulent, the Ministry revealed a key detail: all legitimate SMS notifications will come exclusively from the authorised sender ID, CSERP. If a message does not bear that identity, applicants are advised not to act on it.
There is also a reliable way to confirm one’s status through the official recruitment portal. Shortlisted candidates will notice their portal status shift from “Qualified” to “MEDICAL SCREENING” once official notifications have been sent. That change on the portal, and only that change, should prompt any further action, including payments, which must be made strictly through the secure web checkout system on the portal itself.
The Ministry could not have been clearer in its closing message: no payment should ever be made outside the official platform. For those who encounter suspicious activity or believe they have been targeted by fraudsters, the Ministry has provided a dedicated email channel to report such incidents — recruitment@mint.gov.ghOpens a new window.
In a time when scammers prey on the hopes of job seekers, the Ministry’s message is a timely reminder: stay alert, verify every message, and trust only the official process. Your future should not be stolen by a fraudulent text.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com