hello everyone

[Shifty-Sidney]

Hi ya and a very warm welcome to you

[pennybarry]

Be careful LADY, it might be scam, My cousin has job offer from Canada thru email by an agency. So I search the web about the agency and supposed to be the Hotel where he can work. But I have learned it was all scam.
Had also some customers before at internet cafe, I told my customers it was all scam, they didn't believed and paid P80,000 each to the person in the UK thru Western Union and discovered fake after they have paid.
Here are some info from UK embassy website LADY:



Fraudulent Job Offers in the UK


Job seekers interested in job offers in the UK that promise high pay, good benefits, free travel and help with relocation, should tread carefully. Some scams offering UK employment have proliferated on the internet recently. These can exploit unwitting and often desperate applicants.

Often, the starting point of this type of operation is the receipt of an unsolicited email offering work in the UK. Other offers are sent direct to jobseekers who post their resumés on jobsites.

Some indications of this type of solicitation are:

· the use of a free email address, such as Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, etc;

· a company name that may look genuine, but on careful checking of spelling or font is not what it appears;

· a search for the recruiting company on the internet fails to locate a company with matching contact details or, if there is a match, it is usually in a jobsite.

The initial email congratulates the jobseeker for meeting the standard requirements of the company and offers a high paying job. The applicant is asked to reply to the email if interested.

When the applicant replies to the email and expresses interest in the job offer, a reply provides details of the job on offer and the requirements for processing the application.

This is then usually followed by a request for an advance fee in order for the application to proceed and a timeframe within which the applicant should respond. The applicant is also instructed to send an amount of money, which can range from £250 to over £1,000, via wire service, to an account under a different name. Communication invariably ends once the money has been sent.

Prevention

You can protect yourself by following a few basic rules:

· Think twice before replying to an email offering overseas employment that sounds "too good to be true". If you are serious about looking for an overseas job, contact a reputable employment agency.

· Never pay money up front for any reason. Legitimate companies will not require potential employees to pay a fee in order to process a job application.

· Research the company, ask for references. Do not deal with a company which does not provide full and verifiable contact details. Avoid companies that operate solely via telephone or email.

· Check with the British Embassy for the eligibility rules for working in the UK.

· Beware of official-sounding names. Many scams operate under names that may look like those of long-standing, reputable firms.

· Remember that any reputable company will almost certainly need to meet and interview you before they will hire you. Does the company have a local agent? If not, why not?

· Read any contract offered very carefully and have an attorney look over the document. Beware of a company that is unwilling to give you a written contract.


· Do not be rushed into a decision. Do not hesitate to ask questions. You have the right to know about the employment offer and the company. Be wary of demands that "you must act now."

This information is provided for guidance only and does not imply in any way that all UK overseas employment opportunities are suspect. It is up to the jobseeker's discretion whether or not to continue with any application.


http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/ser...=1136905842075

[lady1017]

Hi ya and a very warm welcome to you

thanks mark