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Job hunters fall prey to recruitment racket

Posted on Sunday, 8th November 2009

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A major recruitment racket run by swindlers, who falsely claim to represent leading UAE business groups and companies, is defrauding job hunters from around the world.
 
Jobseekers have been told to beware unsolicited job offers supposedly made on behalf of large businesses or government establishments.
 
Many have been duped by fraudsters, who offer jobs without carrying out interviews. Some of the fraudsters even claim to be acting on behalf of Dubai Municipality. The latest cases involve a bogus oil and gas company and recruiters who falsely say they represent the Emirates Group.
 
The fake company, Ajman Petroleum, claims to own the Upper Zakum oilfield, the largest in Abu Dhabi. It tricks jobseekers into paying processing fees that are collected by a travel agent linked to the fraud...[Read full story]

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