Ellis Well » employment scams http://www.elliswell.com Wellness News, Views and Reviews Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:32:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Beware of Job Scams in the Internet http://www.elliswell.com/beware-of-job-scams-in-the-internet.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.elliswell.com/beware-of-job-scams-in-the-internet.html#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:01:25 +0000 Ellis http://elliswell.com/?p=55 OFWs beware! The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration received reports of Filipino workers victimized by the following employment scams in the internet:

  

Reserve Petroleum Nederland BV

(www.reservpetroleum-ol.com)

 

Modus operandi:

 

  • The website had copied the website of a legitimate maritime contracting company and post fake offers for jobs in dredging and maring projects in Europe.
  • It asks applicants to pay fees for visa or work/residence permit, additional fees to cover registration of documents.
  • The bogus website targets OFWs in the Middle East

  

Western Nursing & Day Care Services Ltd.

(wns.itd.tripod.com/index.html)

 

Modus Operandi:

 

  • Offers caregiving jobs in Canada
  • Applicants to pay visa fee and medical insurance
  • Uses free e-mail and website hosting services

 

 First Global Manpower

(firstglobal.manpowerrecruitment@yahoo.fr)

 

 

Modus Operandi:

 

  • Offers jobs as fish packers, garden workers and office cleaners in Ecuador, USA, Canada and Turkey
  • Lists office address in Ivory Coast
  • Uses e-mail in recruitment
  • Charges services fees for processing of visa

  

For more information of this job scams on the internet, please visit www.poea.gov.ph.

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