The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has raised an alarm over the growing circulation of fraudulent employment letters, including some generated through artificial intelligence, bearing the commission's name and the identities of people it does not recognise. NUPRC Issues Urgent Warning Over Fake, AI-Generated Employment Letters Targeting job seekersSource: UGCNUPRC spokesperson Eniola Akinkuotu disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the commission had received reports of criminal actors exploiting unsuspecting Nigerians who are searching for work. The fraudulent letters are used to make the scam appear credible. A pattern across petroleum regulatorsThis is not the first time a Nigerian petroleum regulatory body has raised such an alarm. The NMDPRA said the fraudulent activity bore the hallmarks of organised fake recruitment syndicates operating specifically to defraud job seekers through such schemes.