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 jobs in Hajj and Umrah services in Saudi Arabia.
The advertisement, which offered jobs in Hajj and Umrah services in Makkah and Medina, published in a local newspaper on December 8, “comes from a fake company” with an incorrect registration number from the Bureau of Immigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE), the ministry spokesperson said in an X message.
The ministry shared a copy of a fake advertisement from a company called ‘Khadmeen Hajj’ on
The ministry advised citizens to always check all business registration details on official government websites, avoid contacting mobile numbers listed in these advertisements and only use official landline numbers for correspondence.
He also asked citizens to contact law enforcement authorities in case of complaints related to these scams, while confirming that action was being taken against those responsible for publishing the fraudulent advertisement.
