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FRAUD! Paragon Recruitment Agency

March 19, 2008 — Oil Offshore Marine

Scam Alert by Oil Offshore Marine

Paragon Recruitment Agency = fake recruiters; paragonrecruitmentt@yahoo.com, +2348033728339 are used to communicate with potential victims

Fake Job from Intercontinental Hotels Group

March 10, 2008 — Oil Offshore Marine

Data provided by Oil Offshore Marine

Here’s how a scam letter (job offer) looks like:

RE: SUCCESS LETTER
We refer to your earlier forwarded application for job engagement with relations to the Intercontinental Hotels Group and job reference number:
On the above subject matter, the Intercontinental Hotels Group Nigeria management hereby congratulates you on your successful emergence based on detailed recruitment.
Further details are as follows:

DESIGNATION:

SALARY: USD 9,720.00(Nine Thousand Seven Hundred and twenty Dollars only) monthly/take-home (After tax), Sterling or Euros equivalent depending on home country and currency preference.
JOB LOCATION: Intercontinental Hotels Group of Nigeria, 1-15 Dr Azikiwe Road, Victoria Island, Nigeria.
START DATE:
You shall be expected to resume on site on the .
Herein, you have been forwarded employers’ proto type of contract terms and conditions via e-mail (Attached) for your perusal and digest; on your satisfaction and agreement with terms and response, you shall be expected to start your job processes and will be sent hard copy of contract document through the DHL courier services for endorsement via your Local Representative. Agreements will also be signed during the job processes
JOB PROCEEDING/REQUIREMENT:
All employees successfully screened and recruited for the “Intercontinental Hotels Group project in Nigeria” (And not presently possessing a valid Nigerian Residence and Work Permits Clearance Papers) shall be expected to personally incur all expenses as shall be related to the processing, procurement and acquisition of their necessary permits clearance papers with the Nigerian Immigration Services and shall be duly reimbursed and will be substantiated with receipts and the employer will reimburse the employee not later than Five (5) working days after submission of employee’s expense report and receipts.
You shall be required to furnish us with your valid Nigeria residence and work permits papers on or before the 10th of March 2008, as a proof of readiness to join the Intercontinental Hotels Group project team in the due time as stipulated above for your job resumption with the Intercontinental Hotels Group and also to enable you receive your first monthly salary including your due entitlements/emoluments prior to your departure for services with The Intercontinental Hotels Group in Nigeria. However, for expatriate services employees who do not presently posses their valid Nigeria residence and Work Permits papers, they are to make contact with the address given below for directives and assistance on the acquisition and procurement of their valid residence and work permits papers with the Nigerian Immigration Services here in Nigeria.

NIGERIAN IMMIGRATION SERVICES
OLD, FED. SECRETARIAT COMPLEX,
AREA 1 GARKI, ABUJA,
NIGERIA.
E-Mail: workingpermit@immigrationservicesnig.info
WEBSITE; http://www.immigrationservicesnig.info
Tel: +234-805-0461-713
Fax +234-82-486307
Contact Person: DR. MICHEAL IZUCHUKWU
Designation: HEAD OF VISA / PERMITS OPERATIONS
Note that all Nigerian based employees’ are to report personally to our office with identification materials for signing and collection of hard copy of their contract documents. This is in line with the expatriate statutory law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in compliance with the U.N. Terrorism Act. Find attached for other necessary related details of job.
CONGRATULATION ON YOUR NEW JOB.

MRS. VIVIAN TOBI

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CC: General Manager,
Intercontinental Hotels Group