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Be Aware of Fraudulent LWSC Recruitment Alert

Augusta S. Lafalay

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 Claim: "The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) is currently conducting a rapid recruitment drive and has begun hiring new workers to fill vacant positions, with successful candidates to be notified by email."

Source: Social Media Chatrooms

Verdict: False 

Full Text:
In August 2025, desperate job seekers across Liberia received what seemed like welcome newsโ€”a message spreading through various online chat rooms claiming that the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) had launched an urgent recruitment exercise to fill multiple vacant positions. The message promised that successful applicants would receive email notifications about their employment status.

For many Liberians struggling with unemployment, this appeared to be a golden opportunity with one of the country's most established public utilities.

The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation stands as one of Liberia's oldest public institutions, established in 1973 through an act that amended the Public Utilities Law. For over five decades, LWSC has carried the crucial mandate of constructing, installing, establishing, operating, managing, and supplying safe water services to communities across the country. Beyond water provision, the corporation also handles sewerage services and maintains water and sewerage infrastructure nationwide.

Given LWSC's importance in providing essential services and employment opportunities, any recruitment announcement from the corporation naturally generates significant public interest.

Verification: The Stage Media's fact-checking team immediately launched a comprehensive verification process when this claim surfaced in different professional WhatsApp chat rooms. Our team thoroughly examined LWSC's official website for any recruitment announcements or notices. We scrutinized LWSC's verified Facebook page for official statements or recruitment posts. We also reached out directly to LWSC's Managing Director, Mohammed Ali, to confirm or deny the recruitment claims.

What We Discovered 

Our investigation discovered no legitimate recruitment drive exists.

Instead of finding job opportunities, we discovered that LWSC had already taken proactive steps to warn the public about this very scam. The corporation issued a strong disclaimer on both its official Facebook page and website, explicitly cautioning Liberians about fraudulent recruitment messages circulating on social media platforms and chat groups.

Managing Director Mohammed Ali confirmed our findings, categorically stating that the recruitment information is a scam designed to exploit vulnerable job seekers.

LWSC's Official Warning  

The corporation's official statement couldn't be clearer:

"Urgent Alert! This link is fictitious. WE ARE NOT RECRUITING!!!!!! We advise the public not to fall for this fakery. All LWSC's recruitment notices are placed on our website at www.lwsc.gov.lr. Please take note, and govern yourselves accordingly."

LWSC emphasized an important point for job-seekers: all legitimate recruitment exercises are officially advertised through the corporation's website and mainstream media outletsโ€”never through random online links, suspicious chatroom posts, or unofficial social media accounts.

The Technical Red Flag  

Our technical analysis of the suspicious recruitment link revealed an interesting contradiction. While the link appeared to have a high trust score (99%), this actually served as a red flag rather than validation. Sophisticated scammers often use technical tricks to make their fraudulent links appear legitimate to basic security scanners

Conclusion:
Based on our comprehensive investigation, including direct confirmation from LWSC's Managing Director and the corporation's official disclaimers, the claim that LWSC is conducting a rapid recruitment drive and notifying applicants via email is entirely false. LWSC has disclaimed this rumor, labeling it "fictitious" and strongly urging the Liberian public to ignore such fraudulent messages. 

Job-seekers should remain vigilant and only trust recruitment information that comes through LWSC's official website at www.lwsc.gov.lr or through verified mainstream media announcements.

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