Avoid internet job scams -- POEA


Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac yesterday issued a warning on the proliferation of
employment scams in the internet and at the same time offered helpful tips on how
to avoid them.

Cacdac said more applicants use the internet to find jobs and with the popularity of
internet-ready gadgets, and job search and social networking websites, they become
easy victims of illegal recruiters and job scammers.

Cacdac said  his office has received numerous queries and complaints about
unsolicited e-mails, websites, and other job advertisements that offer  employment
overseas which were found to be fake.

As modus operandi, these unscrupulous persons would build bogus company
websites or blogs, advertise in legitimate online job search companies, send mass emails,  or enter discussion boards or forums that are frequented by overseas Filipino
workers to lure their victims,  Cacdac said.

Administrator Cacdac identified some indicative signs that the job offer is a scam as
follows:
 The website is crudely made with incomplete links and information about the
company
 Applicants are asked to send resume and application through postal mail or
drop boxes
 The e-mail address used has nothing to do with the real company
 The job offer received through e-mail is unsolicited
 Mistakes in English grammar and spelling in the website or e-mail
 Applicants  are asked to  pay in advance through  a  courier or remittance
company supposedly for training, work permit, and other travel documents
 Money-back guarantee offer
 The salary and other benefits such as free food and accommodation are toogood-to-be- true
 Applicants are asked to send details of bank or credit card accountCacdac said job applicants should also be cautious of recruitment websites that use
“poea” in their domain names or titles.
“poea.gov.ph is the official website of the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration. Other websites with ‘poea’ attached to their domain names, e.g.
jobspoea.com, facebook.com/pages/POEA-Jobs-Abroad, poeajobsabroad.org,
poea-jobsabroad.blogspot.com,  poeanursingjobs.info, poeaworkabroad.net, are not
in any way connected with the POEA and are not authorized or licensed to recruit
Filipinos for overseas jobs,” Cacdac said.
Cacdac also advises workers to apply directly with licensed recruitment agencies or
submit resumes only to popular online job search companies.
The POEA allows licensed recruitment agencies to advertise their job orders in their
respective webpages or job search sites if the vacancies are covered by manpower
requests of accredited employers.

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