Subscribe Feed (RSS)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.
