ARMENIA
A contractor in the Quindío governorate would be involved in the scam suffered by several people who would have paid between 450,000 pesos and 10 million pesos to supposedly apply for a job in the departmental education secretariat.
Governor Juan Miguel Galvis Bedoya pointed out that, as part of the preliminary investigations carried out within the administration, the possible participation of a contractor was evident, for which the fact that could represent a case of impersonation was immediately reported to the relevant investigative entities. and misuse of the administration for criminal purposes.
The Secretary of Education, Tatiana Hernández Mejíaexplained that “the people were approached by calls, SMS, WhatsApp or voice notes, where they were told that after signing an initiation document they had to appear at the Government to carry out the process of taking office. Once they realized that there was no news regarding their cases, they approached the Government, where they found out that it was a scam because these bad practices are not carried out from the secretariat.”
And he added “the victims paid, for jobs providing services between 450,000 and 600,000 pesos, while, if the vacancy corresponded to a regular job, the cost ranged between 4 and 10 million pesos”
From the governorship of Quindío they remembered that for To be part of the teaching profession, various tests must be presented in a merit contest, or to enter the administrative part, a similar process is carried out with the National Civil Service Commission.”
Given the impossibility of the territorial entity carrying out the judicial investigation, From the government of Quindío they have invited those affected to report to the Attorney General’s Officewhich will constitute part of the evidentiary material for the corresponding proceedings that allow establishing the responsibility that may arise.
Beware of false promises of employment that end in scams…
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