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