UN Didn't Release an Organ Trafficking Alert

Social media posts on Twitter and Facebook as well as an online news publication are circulating an organ trafficking alert from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).  The posts warn readers to beware of “fake foreign agencies” particularly in the Middle East that promise “high paying jobs” especially to Africans that organ trafficking is on the rise. Posts are accompanied by an image seemingly released by the UNODC, with their logo on the top.

The claim circulating urges readers to share the alert in order to save lives. Included at the end of the post is a link, possibly to the alert on the UNODC website.