Recruitment Fraud Warning

Last Updated: 12 July 2026

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Fraudsters sometimes impersonate Akkar with fake job offers viaemail, WhatsApp, Telegram, and social media. Here is how to know you aredealing with the real Akkar.

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Akkar will never

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•   Charge you money. No placement fees, visafees, training fees, equipment costs, or deposits. Our clients pay us, neveryou.

•   Ask for bank details before a genuine,documented offer, and then only to arrange payroll.

•   Offer you a job without an interview withAkkar or our client.

•   Email you from anything other than an@akkar.com address. We do not recruit via Gmail, Outlook.com, or similar.

•   Pressure you for an instant decision orpayment to "hold" a role.

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Verify and report

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To check a message is genuine, call +44 207 993 8755 or emailcontact@akkar.com with the sender's name, or check them against our LinkedInpage (https://www.linkedin.com/company/akkar-ltd). Do not click links or openattachments until verified.

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If you have been targeted, report it to us and to your localauthorities: in the UK, Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk, 0300 123 2040); inthe US, the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov). If you have sent money, contact yourbank immediately.

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Akkar accepts no liability for losses caused bythird parties impersonating us, but we take every report seriously and pursuetakedowns of fraudulent accounts.