The Ministry of Religious Affairs has warned the public about a fraudulent advertisement circulating under the name “Khuddam al-Hujjaj” in newspapers and on social media, offering Hajj and Umrah service jobs in Saudi Arabia.
The ad, which offered Hajj and Umrah service jobs in Mecca and Medina, published in a local newspaper on December 8, “is from a fake company” with a wrong registration number from the Bureau of Immigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE), the ministry’s spokesman said in an X post.
The ministry shared a copy of a fake ad by a company called “Khadmeen Hajj” on X, which falsely claimed to offer service jobs helping Hajj and Umrah pilgrims in Mecca and Medina for two years, along with free visas, return tickets and accommodation.
The ministry advised citizens to always verify all business registration information on official government websites, avoid contacting mobile numbers listed in such advertisements, and use only official landline numbers for correspondence.
It also asked citizens to contact law enforcement agencies in case of complaints related to these scams, while confirming that action was being taken against those responsible for publishing the fraudulent ad.
