Job advertisements and lived experiences of victims of job scams in Ibadan, Nigeria

Obuene, Henry Uche and Tade, Oludayo and Bamidele, Rasak and Arisukwu, Ogadimma and Okafor, Emmanuel Emeka (2024) Job advertisements and lived experiences of victims of job scams in Ibadan, Nigeria. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 44 (11-12). pp. 1123-1136. ISSN ISSN: 0144-333X

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Abstract

Purpose An increase in informal job advertisements has been attributed to high unemployment. However, less scholarly attention has been placed on the experiences of victims of advertised job scams. Design/methodology/approach This explorative study investigates the lived experiences of victims of advertised job scams in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, adopting Durkheim’s Functionalism and Anomie Theory. Around 35 victims were purposively engaged in in-depth and telephone interviews. Findings The findings of the study indicated the link between functionalism and anomie, an increasing rate of advertised job scams and a high rate of unemployment and poverty as well as the desperation of victims in getting jobs. The value orientation of an individual is determined by the dynamics of the social institutions. The pattern of job scammers revealed extremists conditioned by the large number of youths seeking employment. The advertised scam jobs are usually unavailable. In addition, employers, through informal job advertisements, subject victims to extortions, exploitation, street begging, kidnapping and rituals as well as sexual harassment and rape. Owing to the high rate of unemployment, many genuine job offers are characterised by bribes, besides trivializing merit.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Depositing User:	HENRY OBUENE
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2026 07:16
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2026 07:16
URI:	https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/5870

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