Beware of fake Unicef jobs, English training scam



POEA administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac warns job applicants anew against emails
offering fictitious employment and English training for a fee.  
Administrator Cacdac said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Manila office
recently alerted  the POEA of fake job offers supposedly coming from them being
circulated through email.
The fake email, which was sent by a Dr. Michael Wallace,  informs the applicant of
being accepted to the job and that training will take place in London after payment
of fees has been completed.
In its website, UNICEF said it “is aware of fictitious employment offers being
circulated via email or originating from online job boards. Many of these schemes
consist of an alleged offer of employment or contract with UNICEF in return for the
payment of fees or providing personal or banking information.”
UNICEF clarified that it does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process
(application, interview, meeting, traveling, processing, training or any other fees).
UNICEF said it only advertises its employment opportunities on its global
employment website or on the website of its Country Offices/National Committees.
UNICEF also utilizes bona fide and established media, newspapers and online job
boards to disseminate its vacancies.
Meanwhile,  a hospital in Manitoba, Canada has denied involvement in a supposed
“British English Training” conducted in the Philippines.
“ We have been informed of a “scam” involving our hospital …  To clarify, we are not
hiring nurses here in this fashion”, Jon Einarson, Executive Director of Grace Hospital
Foundation in Winnipeg, Canada said in his email.
Administrator Cacdac said recipients of similar recruitment emails should disregard
the same and should not divulge any personal or bank account information. ###

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