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I am pleased to send to you the first edition of CRS News
- the Caribbean Newsletter for Petrochemical Industry Professionals. You were
selected as you have registered with Caribbean Resourcing Solutions Ltd or have
been in touch with us as a client or in another capacity.
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It's been a very exciting time to be in T&T
while our Soca Warriors have been winning the hearts of the world with their
courage and determination at the Football World Cup. It's hard to imagine that
amongst all this good sportsmanship and fun, that there are people who want to
steal from you and cheat you. It's a sobering thought at our time of jubilation
but please read about my recent near miss at being taken in by a scam.
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 You
think you would never be taken in by a scam from a certain West African country?
Well, they can be pretty clever and convincing. I know because I
recently received a job requirement form for 55 people at Mobil Oil in Escravos
through our Oil & Gas job website. I was wary but could not think how they
could get money out of us. After all, they would have to pay CRS for our
recruitment services.
My brother used
to work there so I passed the information on to him for advice. He said
that what they described seemed legitimate. The salaries were fantastic
but then they would have to pay danger money to get people to go there.
The skills listed are available in Trinidad and some people might take the 3
year contract to earn such a huge salary.
Before replying,
I decided to do some research on the Internet. The first thing I noticed
was that the website for the email address
consulting@mobiloilcompanyng.com is a free MSN one! I found several
references to a joint venture between their government and Mobil Oil in the
Escravos area, but no company name that exactly matched the one they gave.
Then I came across the following website:
http://www.joewein.net/419/nigeria-job-scams.htm and this describes how they
swindle you. I noticed that one of the paragraphs in the job form I received
has identical wording to one of the examples given on that website.
What they do is
promise you relocation and everything you ask for. Then, just as you're
about to embark to Africa, presumably after giving up your job and home, they
hit you with a request for a large sum of money to cover the cost of visas, air
fares, etc. They claim that they are protecting themselves from the
experience of expatriates not turning up when they have incurred costs on their
behalf. The money is refundable when you arrive. Of course, they
disappear once the money is received.
A little more
research revealed some other types of job scams in which an agency asks you to
pay them to approach companies abroad to find employment, or the job itself
turns out to be the transfer of money (stolen) from a personal bank account.
Here are some websites about this :
http://overseasdigest.com/scams.htm and
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs25a-JobSeekerPriv2.htm.
So, be very
careful and do plenty of research if you are offered a job from an unknown
agency over the Internet. These scams can be for all types of jobs located
anywhere in the world. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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In This Issue:
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Editor's
Introduction
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Job Scams
- Tell Us What You Think
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- Psychometric Testing
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Who is CRS?
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Current Requirements include:
E&I Engineer
(TRINIDAD)
(Urgent Contract):-
Maintenance and general coordination of engineering work, trouble
shooting, supplier selection and coordination for the client of an Oil & Gas
Service Company.
Job Ref:SJ163
Cost Engineer
(TRINIDAD):-
To develop cost forecasts
and trend analyses for an Oil & Gas Service Company. Should be familiar with the
principals of change management and cost reporting. Should also be familiar with
the procurement process and able to manage the budget for procured items.
Job Ref:SB66
Lead Civil/Structural Engineer
(TRINIDAD):-
To ensure that structural design
integrity is not compromised while managing the structural department in the
execution of the process for oil & gas projects.
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To provide Process Mapping and
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Building Services Engineer (M&E
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To prepare mechanical and
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To provide Quantity Surveying
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Conduct engineering design
assignments associated with instrumentation for Oil & Gas production complexes
within clearly defined parameters and standards under general direction.
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