The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued a warning to Filipino jobseekers looking for work in Malaysia about an online recruitment scam.
In a statement, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz aired the warning after receiving a report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Kuala Lumpur saying that there are emails circulating, apparently from the Immigration Department of Malaysia. It is an alleged notice about their visa processing requirements.
She explained that the alleged notice from the immigration authority is informing a prospective applicant of a pending appointment letter from a certain company, Mobil Oil Company, which allegedly requests for the processing of the applicant’s documents.
Labor attaché to Kuala Lumpur Hassan Gabra Jumdain said the email states that after securing all the necessary documents from the applicant, the processing of a visa or residence work permit would cost the worker a total of US$ 670.00 (around PhP 30,150.00). The applicant should send the amount through Western Union, to an account name with a government office address in Kuala Lumpur.
“The email also indicates that the cost of pre-paid flight tickets will be shouldered by the host employer, in this case Mobil Oil Company,” Jumdain reported.
Sec. Baldoz reminded prospective overseas Filipino workers to strictly observe precautionary measures pertaining to applications for overseas employment in Malaysia. “Such notices are a hoax and prospective workers for Malaysia should be very wary about answering these hoax emails,” Baldoz warned.
“They should only deal with licensed recruitment agencies posted at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) website or visit the POEA for advice. They should not be lured by sweet words from fixers and agents promising overseas jobs for a fee. Better still, they should immediately report illegal recruiters to government authorities,” she said.
Sec. Baldoz warned illegal recruiters to stop plying their illegal schemes because the law will eventually catch up with them.
In a statement, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz aired the warning after receiving a report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Kuala Lumpur saying that there are emails circulating, apparently from the Immigration Department of Malaysia. It is an alleged notice about their visa processing requirements.
She explained that the alleged notice from the immigration authority is informing a prospective applicant of a pending appointment letter from a certain company, Mobil Oil Company, which allegedly requests for the processing of the applicant’s documents.
Labor attaché to Kuala Lumpur Hassan Gabra Jumdain said the email states that after securing all the necessary documents from the applicant, the processing of a visa or residence work permit would cost the worker a total of US$ 670.00 (around PhP 30,150.00). The applicant should send the amount through Western Union, to an account name with a government office address in Kuala Lumpur.
“The email also indicates that the cost of pre-paid flight tickets will be shouldered by the host employer, in this case Mobil Oil Company,” Jumdain reported.
Sec. Baldoz reminded prospective overseas Filipino workers to strictly observe precautionary measures pertaining to applications for overseas employment in Malaysia. “Such notices are a hoax and prospective workers for Malaysia should be very wary about answering these hoax emails,” Baldoz warned.
“They should only deal with licensed recruitment agencies posted at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) website or visit the POEA for advice. They should not be lured by sweet words from fixers and agents promising overseas jobs for a fee. Better still, they should immediately report illegal recruiters to government authorities,” she said.
Sec. Baldoz warned illegal recruiters to stop plying their illegal schemes because the law will eventually catch up with them.
Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
DOLE Information and Publication Office. Planning to work in Malaysia? Beware of Internet recruitment scam, Baldoz warns (Posted September 3, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1345
DOLE Information and Publication Office. Planning to work in Malaysia? Beware of Internet recruitment scam, Baldoz warns (Posted September 3, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1345
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