Is this job real? Free job scam check for Uganda

If anyone has asked you for money to get a job, stop now: that's the clearest warning there is. For anything less obvious, answer these questions and see how the offer looks.

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  1. Have they asked you to pay anything to apply, register, get an interview or get the job?
  2. Is the money or any fee meant to go to a private mobile money number?
  3. Has someone offered to get you shortlisted or passed at an interview for money or a favour?
  4. Have they asked for your mobile money PIN, a one time code or your email password?
  5. Is it a job abroad where they want fees before you have seen and signed a contract?
  6. Is it a job abroad through an agency you can't find as active on the Ministry's EEMIS list?
  7. Did they offer you the job with no interview, no test and no questions about your work?
  8. Is all the contact on WhatsApp, Facebook or Telegram, with no office you can visit or call?
  9. Does the email come from a free address or a lookalike domain, not the employer's own website address?
  10. Can you not find the job on the employer's own website, portal or notice board?
  11. Are they asking for your National ID, bank details or original certificates before any interview?
  12. Is the pay far above what similar posts pay, for little skill or no experience?

0 of 12 answered. Your result shows when you've answered them all. Nobody should pay for a job.

This is a checklist to help you think. It can't prove a job is real or fake.

Uganda Police warn the public against sending registration fees, processing charges or any advance payment to people on social media in exchange for jobs. The UPDF says its recruitment is completely free with no agents, and the Police Force tells people applying for a Certificate of Good Conduct to avoid middlemen. If an offer asks for money first, you don't need a test to know the answer. If it doesn't, these questions cover the other signs.

Jobs abroad: check the agency in two minutes

Open the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development's list on EEMIS and find the exact company name. Look for ACTIVE and read the licence end date, because licences run for two years and some end soon. If it isn't there, don't pay and don't hand over your passport.

Under the 2021 regulations, an agency may charge an administrative fee of no more than UGX 20,000. If it doesn't, it may charge placement fees that the Ministry has approved, only after you've signed the employment contract, and it must give you a receipt. An advert that's only filling a pool of workers can't charge applicants anything.

Jobs in Uganda: check at the source

Find the employer's website or office yourself, not through the link or number in the message. Compare the post, reference number and deadline with what they publish. Then call a number printed on their official page and ask. You don't need to send your ID or certificates just to ask.

If you've already paid

Stop paying, even if they promise a refund after one more payment. Save the messages, phone numbers and mobile money references, and report to the nearest police station. Tell the organisation being impersonated too, using the contacts on its official site.

Questions people ask

Is it normal to pay for a medical check before a job abroad?

The 2021 regulations list medical examination among the costs that placement fees may cover, but those fees must be approved by the Ministry and collected only after you've signed the contract. A demand for money before that is a warning sign.

Does a clean result mean the job is safe?

No. This tool only counts warning signs. It can't check a company for you, and it doesn't accuse anyone. Keep checking at the source.

Someone says they can get me into government through a contact. Is that real?

Treat it as a scam. Public jobs go through commissions and published adverts, and the Judicial Service Commission warns that canvassing leads to disqualification.

Sources

Checked 2 November 2026.

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