POEA warns vs. fake jobs for medical workers in Singapore
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) warned against an online scam luring Filipino medical workers to non-existent jobs in Singapore.
According to POEA chief Hans Cacdac, Tan Zhiyi, the Human Resource Division of Singapore General Hospital, alerted the POEA about inquiries from Filipino workers asking about the authenticity of the job offers sent through the following email addresses:
The scammers require victims to pay P3,800 for visa interview preparation fee through a bank account not owned by the hospital.
Jobseekers are also told that they will not pay any placement and processing fees but that they undergo seminars such as visa interview coaching or English/British language training before signing an employment contract.
The jobseekers are also promised free accommodation and food allowance,
Cacdac noted that scammers have previously sent emails offering Filipinos nursing or caring jobs in Queensway Carleton Hospital, Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Shouldice Hospital, and Fraser Health in Canada; Sydney Adventist Hospital in Australia; and other known hospitals in UK and USA.
“Recipients should not even consider answering such emails or entertaining supposed job opportunities spread though social media like Facebook and Twitter,” he said.
“It is safer for our jobseekers to submit their applications through licensed recruitment agencies in the Philippines,” Cacdac said. - VVP, GMA News
According to POEA chief Hans Cacdac, Tan Zhiyi, the Human Resource Division of Singapore General Hospital, alerted the POEA about inquiries from Filipino workers asking about the authenticity of the job offers sent through the following email addresses:
- singaporegenhosp@zoho.com,
- singaporegeneralhosp @ojooo.com, and
- singaporegenhosp@hush.com.
The scammers require victims to pay P3,800 for visa interview preparation fee through a bank account not owned by the hospital.
Jobseekers are also told that they will not pay any placement and processing fees but that they undergo seminars such as visa interview coaching or English/British language training before signing an employment contract.
The jobseekers are also promised free accommodation and food allowance,
Cacdac noted that scammers have previously sent emails offering Filipinos nursing or caring jobs in Queensway Carleton Hospital, Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Shouldice Hospital, and Fraser Health in Canada; Sydney Adventist Hospital in Australia; and other known hospitals in UK and USA.
“Recipients should not even consider answering such emails or entertaining supposed job opportunities spread though social media like Facebook and Twitter,” he said.
“It is safer for our jobseekers to submit their applications through licensed recruitment agencies in the Philippines,” Cacdac said. - VVP, GMA News
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