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How do you know if the offer letter in genuine?

Can you proceed when a foreign co provides you with an offer letter and says that they have sent their own attaché at the embassy to speed up the visa process. But just to place the credentials before the embassy( the visa fee would be separate) you are told to shell out a fee which is equal to your current monthly salary. How can u trust the company? How do I know it is not a scam? How to recognize a genuine offer letter? How do I know I am not sucked into a money making job scam that would make me bankrupt. I think many jobseekers have the same question? After cracking an online interview in Skype u have the offer letter. You are made to send scanned copies of your educational and experience certificates. Then u are told to sign an offer letter. Then comes the bomb. You have to pay just to open your file at the embassy which is a hefty fee. And the embassy is In Delhi1,500 km away and the Calcutta office do not deal with Work permit issues. You are warned if u approach the embassy directly your visa could be rejected or delayed.

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Question added by Subhranshu Ganguly , Quality Analyst. , WIPRO
Date Posted: 2014/08/17
BILAL MEMON
by BILAL MEMON , power transmission consultant engineer , K-Electric

I have been offered a job by Ashcon Ltd. <> through bayt. com.

but it is scam. they haven't provided their official website , their contact person details in UK.

Anybody paying money for this job please check them before apply. 

 

Vittal Siripalli
by Vittal Siripalli , Technical Support Executive , Knoah Solutions

I have applied for Air Ticketing position in (URL removed due to policy violation. Please contact support for further information.) and they contacted me and conducted few rounds of interview. Later, they informed me that i got selected and sent an offer letter to my personal mail id. I'm not sure whether the offer letter is genuine of fake? There is no sign or stamp on the offer letter. I am totally confused. I am in a dilemma whether to wait till the joining date or ignore it and lookout for a new job? I have attached the offer letter. Please share your inputs. Thanks.

when company Calls you to have recruit agreement to discussed about your offer and talk or Sign,

normally company takes all the requirement charges not the candidate,

BHUPATHI  REDDY MALLIDI
by BHUPATHI REDDY MALLIDI , Manager HR And Admin , International Waste Management Pvt Ltd

Where the conpany is genuine, they will not ask you any money to process visa . 

Some companies may charge you the visa and ticket fee from your salary, after your joining.

As per my experience, I found the below:

Mostly offer letters sends from Company wesite id.

You may check the company details from search ingines.

Some fake offer letters typing on a Letterhead paper which is made in the computer.

On fake letterheads, some of the things are missing like address/ phone numbers etc.

Most of the fake letters are typed in Capital letters.

Company names slightly change like Sigapore Airlines to Singapore Airways etc.

So better check company name, address, phone numbers are correct.  Check company website, management team details.  Existance of the company etc.

 

 

 

Mohammed Khizer Mohsin
by Mohammed Khizer Mohsin , Director Sales and Operations , So-Rite Solar and Green Energy Solutions

Fortunately the internet has answers.

Check the e-mail address, that is one sure way to detect a scam. If you are an IT qualified person it would be easy for you to trace out the origins of the offers and mails and verify for scammers.

Check out the details on Google, look out for scams already recorded by other victims and you are ikely to verify the details. If the pattern matches yours, there is no doubt that it is a scam.

Check out the telephone numbers. Often scammers use mobile telephone numbers rather than landline, as their location can be traced, but this is not a sure way. Some countries like UK have kind of 'free' mobile numbers which are misused by scammers located in far awy countries and masquerading as employers.

Be wary and careful while applying on job boards. Even job boards like Bayt have been used by scammers, as Bayt also warns you when you hit the "apply' button.

If you have any friend in the country where you have appied, ask him / her to check out the antecedents of the would-be employer.

Finally, demand for money is one very concrete clue. The purpose of the scammer is to grab the 'dough'! thats what he is working for so if you hold back you can sense his uneasiness and efforts to push you to pay.

Take care. Stay aware and safe!

 

P A Cariappa Appaiah
by P A Cariappa Appaiah , back office executive , Inspire Hond

Go to , Employment exchange , office, and get verified, whether, the company, is real, or fake. 

abdulrabyazir yasir
by abdulrabyazir yasir , electtonics technician , aciom telecom/ haddad telecom /Pioneer electronics/alassasyah basic electronics companies

pleawe check it true-    DISNEY Cruse LINE  PO Box 1193, Bondi, LS, 2213, NO 532, 219 LIME ST. Sydney NSW 2000, AUSTRALIA Email: CONTRACT NUMBER: DCL/22SN/107/008 JUNE 21, 2016 JOB ID NUMBER: AU/DCL/00467-113 DISNEY CRUISE SHIP EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ATTN: ABDURABB YASIR, Article 1- Employment Position and Salary We would like to take this opportunity of welcoming you to Disney Cruise Line Australia and confirm your employment with effect from JULY 19, 2016 in the position of ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN this letter sets out the terms and conditions of your employment. Your initial basic salary will be 6,750-USD per month, and is paid on the last day of each month (or on the previous business day, should the last day fall on a Sunday or Public holiday). Article 2 - Employment, Mustering and Traveling Expenses 1. The Employee shall be engaged for a specific period that shall be stated in the Employment Contract, during which the Employee will serve on vessels covered by this Agreement. Prior to engagement, the Employee shall be trained and medically examined for fitness. 2. After completion of service in accordance with the Employment Contract, the Company shall pay all repatriation expenses, except as stated in Article 2.3. A travel expense consists of: airline, train and bus tickets, and, reasonable taxi, hotel and food expenses. Travel expenses paid by the Company shall not include the Employee’s baggage in excess of the normal weight allowed by the air carrier. Any such excess baggage shall be paid for by the Employee

They taik intrviem and avery thing is coming free say ing but offer litter comes but there is no nember for conract plz tell me wt I'm do

Debendra Shahi
by Debendra Shahi , Nepal , Against

Human Resources  The all people complaining to you

Kalpana chelian Murari
by Kalpana chelian Murari , 2 years as Legal Secretary in India, 2 years as Admin/PRO assistant in UAE. , Ramesh Hira LLC

cross check with company & also check the existence of the company 

abhijit Das
by abhijit Das , AL YUSUF CATERING SERVICES LLC. , AL YUSUF CATERING SERVICES LLC.

I have received a offer letter from Alshaya group Qatar .

But i dont know is it genuine or fake ? How i will 

check this ?

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