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The Ghana Immigration Service [GIS] has denied it is recruiting people into the Service. The GIS� denial has been informed by a false announcement by people who swindle prospective recruits of money. In a statement signed by Mr. Francis Palmdeti (ACOI) Head, Public Affairs, the Services stated that �it has not embarked on any recruitment exercise for 2014 and does not have any intentions to undertake any such exercise any time soon. � �It is however instructive,� the statement continued, �to note that between 19 July and 15 August, 2013, the GIS advertised for prospective applicants to buy forms and submit same to designated EMS post offices across the country. That process was stalled due to the government�s directive to put employment into the public sector on hold. The GIS has therefore not commenced the process of recruitment it had earlier on initiated.� Information gathered by the GIS indicates that certain miscreants are charging unsuspecting members of the Public, between one Thousand Ghana Cedis [GH�1,000.00] and Three Thousand Ghana Cedis [GH�3,000.00] promising to have them recruited into the GIS. �We wish to state categorically that the Service has not embarked on any recruitment exercise for 2014 and also has not engaged the services of any persons to conduct any recruitment exercise on its behalf. Moreover, the Service is not selling recruitment forms and no decision to recruit has been taken by the GIS,� the statement pointed out. Members of the public have in the light of the foregone been advised to shun those demanding money for recruitment purposes and creating the impression that they have recruitment forms in their possessions and to regard such moves as fraudulent requiring the intervention of the police. Clarification on recruitment procedures or training programme can be obtained from the Public Affairs Unit or any of the Service�s regional offices, according to the statement.