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    Scam Alert

    Job scams in the internet

    - POEA, Nov 2, 2008

    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)

    • Copied the website of a legitimate maritime contracting company, and posts fake offers for jobs in dredging and marine projects in Europe
    • Asks applicants to pay fees for visa or work/residence permit, additional fees to cover registration of documents
    • Targets OFWs in the Middle East

    Western Nursing & Day Care Services Ltd. (wns.ltd.tripod.com/index.html)

    • 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)

    • 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 (The POEA Administrator actually received such e-mail)
    • Charges service fees for processing of visa
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    Reader Comments
     Hi A certain Patrick Alexwells from UK is looking for a Nanny for his 2 kids he is an International Software Engineer. and he will be covering all the fees that will be asked from me. He will be paying me 300 GBP and will deduct all expenses from my 1st Salary and he also provide me a travel agency who will process my documents.please advise if i have to push though with my application. - Lorie Santos
     Hi, Id like to ask a certain agency in Uk doctranslator and workeu1 is currently looking a job for me in Ireland and they are the one who process my required documents, now the question is from the last minute that i will be receiving my work permit the employer refuses to pay a high amount, now they were asking me a document for a long term residency in Ireland and that is the only thing that i will be paying and my documents are now submitted to the Spanish Immigration. BTW the company that i will be working in Ireland is Sprint Coatings LTD. Please advise if all transactions i made with these people are legal before i can proceed with my application with them. - Lorie Santos
     beware of this e-add

    Jimmy Fox

    they will send you mgs. pretending that they need a nanny of 2kids...dont believe them, . - Bheb
     halow.. i just want to inform everybody to be aware about this names "james foxy" he said that his a naval officer of UK, but he is also one of those scammers that is connected to mrs.agnes and the matinez stone...they said that they need a nanny for their kids but when we verify it they were using the serial number that starts with +4470....again beware! - Hayna Zafra
     Good day po! i just want to ask kung legal po ba itong job offer sakin sa Hilton Hotel Nottingham from Mrs.Duncan Jane.they already send me employment contract at letter of offer.at may certain Barrister Ian H.Jones po na Magaayos daw ng papers ko.please confirm ko lng po,thank you - Mary Grace D.Ligasan
     i just wanna ask po i also receive rin po an email of eng.dauglas brown looking for a nanny ask ko po if its true or scam lang pls,help nman po im just a desperate person po tlaga needed to work abroad for i a single mom of five kids. - Abby
     be AWARE of MRS. AGNES HRYHORZUCK! - LYN
     Thank you for the information regarding this scam. I was about to process everything, all my documents. I am one who's about to be fooled by MRS AGNES HRYHORZUCK... - Beth
     Mrs Agnes Hryhorzuck be aware of this name. Barbara Ann Hayes and Matinez Stone - Liza
     Mrs Agnes Hryhorzuck be aware of this name. Barbara Ann Hayes and Matinez Stone - Liza
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