Scam - Middle East Recruiter - Ajarn Forum

Millie · 22nd April 2008, 12:39

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We have today received your resume attached with your letter of
application and interview conducted on our behalf by Global Recruiters.
After going through the submissions, we are satisfied and will be
sending to you your letter of employment and contract working details.
Urgently revert to us on reciept of this e-message.

Yours faithfully,
Jamal Al Mehairi
[Zafirah Language Institutes]
P.O.Box 3962 Dubai United Arab Emirates
Tel/Fax:+971-42080705

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Email:infoATzafirahlanguageinstitutes.tk
zafirahlanguageinstitutes.tk

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From/Zafirah Language Institutes, Find as attached your letter of Employment, Contract conditionality and all other rules and regulations as stipulated by the law of the land.
For your traveling visas and work permit, you are advised to contact the below listed address directly. This is the office that is responsible for final approval and issuance of visas and work permit.
Atten. H.E. Saif Abdullah Al Shafar
United Arab Emirates-Ministry of Interior
Naturalization & Residency Administration-Dubai.
{Foreign Employment Visa Issuance Department}
P.O.Box: 4333, Dubai, U.A.E
Tel/Fax: +971 4338 1603
E-Mail:infoATuaeimmigration.tk
xxx.uaeimmigration.tk
We are urgently looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,
Jamal Al Mehairi
[Zafirah Language Institutes]
P.O.Box 3962 Dubai United Arab Emirates
Tel/Fax:+971-42080705
Email:infoATzafirahlanguageinstitutes.tk
zafirahlanguageinstitutes.tk

Company advertises on a few ESL job websites offering high salaries.

They will contact you asking you to complete and application form.
They will then tell you that they have conducted an interview for you with a prospective employer.
After your reply they will request $250 for a visa processing fee.

I Googled them and found that others had paid more and some had actually sent more than one payment.
Most of the people who were scammed appeared to be non--native speakers. I would presume that the high salary blinded them.

Be warned.

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Umbuku · 22nd April 2008, 21:14

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest their anal pubic hair.

toong tao daeng · 22nd April 2008, 21:18

Thanks for the info Millie.

zehner · 22nd April 2008, 22:14

cheers squizzy

Desertexile · 23rd April 2008, 00:16

fuck....busted!

tomcat · 23rd April 2008, 19:03

"...anal pubic hair..."?

I'm sure that expression will harden a few...attitudes

aging one · 23rd April 2008, 20:02

Didnt the English seem a bit dodgy? Worse than a Nigerian.

tomcat · 23rd April 2008, 23:15

The Gulf is rife with Africans....skimming and scamming with the rest of them....

natalie8 · 24th April 2008, 12:10

Isn't it common knowledge to avoid recruiters who ask for money?

tomcat · 24th April 2008, 12:32

...apparently not among the desperate...

...same thing goes on with human trafficking, US visa lottery scams, etc.: send money and we'll send you to heaven! Promise!

mishmumkin · 23rd July 2008, 01:49

Many people got wise to this scam, so they've changed their ad slightly:

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Atten. Mr.Najib al-Shanti Buharoon
United Arab Emirates-Ministry of Interior
Naturalization & Residency Administration-Dubai.
{Foreign Employment Visa Issuance Department}
17 Naif Rd.Deira , Dubai, U.A.E
Tel/Fax: +971 4338 1603
E-Mail:dnrd.ae@ajman.ws

There are lots of red flags in this ad, but you would need to live in the UAE in order to pick up on them:

the domain in the email is for W. Samoa
there are no numbered street addresses in the UAE
the telephone exchange does not match the part of town it's meant to be in
"Ajman" listed in the email is actually a different emirates from Dubai).

I realised this new ad was a scam when the phone matched the ads listed earlier in this thread.

The thing to realise about the UAE is that you need to be pretty well-qualified to work there. K-12 certification or a MA TESOL for post-secondary positions. Those w/o proper credentials will never get the higher paying gigs that the UAE is known for.

MisterStretch · 23rd July 2008, 10:35

Not only that but the capital of the UAE is Abu Dhabi, that's where the main Ministry offices are located.

As far as qualifications, you're right on, though I was making US$3,500 a month with round-trip airfare every two months, for a while.

mishmumkin · 23rd July 2008, 22:29

Not all ministry offices are located in Abu Dhabi.

jonny danger · 23rd July 2008, 22:55

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Originally Posted by natalie8

Isn't it common knowledge to avoid recruiters who ask for money?

And ex wives, bar girls, your children, churches, charities, political candidates, door-to-door salesmen ...

shadowman · 23rd July 2008, 23:15

Those who sent money first are simply stupid!!!