Beware of fake job offers, scams
>> Wednesday, November 10, 2021
EDITORIAL
Unscrupulous persons still engage in scams like fake job
offers even during this Covid-19 pandemic.
The Dept. of Labor and Employment warned overseas jobseekers against fake job offers online.
The DOLE issued the warning after the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Spain received reports about an online job offer for a cashier position at a fruit farm with a salary of 6,000 euros.
Madrid-based labor attaché Joan Lourdes Lavilla advised applicants to be careful in grabbing job offers abroad.
“Scammers use the names of legitimate companies and when you look at the job offer, it is usually too good to be true. They give only mobile numbers. One tip is to check the given address using Google maps because sometimes there is no actual structure or company,” Lavilla said.
Another indication of a scam, she said, is when an applicant is required to send money to an individual through a remittance center.
To verify the legitimacy of job offers, the DOLE said applicants may visit the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration website.
Lavilla said more overseas Filipino workers have resumed work in Spain following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.
She said Spanish employers prefer Filipino workers because of their language skills.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) early last week warned the public against “love scam” carried out by foreign and local extortionists following the arrest of two Nigerians who allegedly blackmailed a businesswoman for P400,000.
PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said the scam has become rampant on social media platforms.
Eleazar said the scammers lure people into affinity and use personal information they have obtained to blackmail the victims for cash.
“In some cases, the suspects are Filipinos pretending to be foreigners. But foreigners also carry out these illegal activities,” he said.
Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation recently arrested Nigerians Felix Aondowaase and Emmanuel Abia in Cavite for allegedly extorting $8,000 from a businesswoman.
The suspects allegedly used a fake Australian man’s social media account to entice the victim and asked her to send intimate photos, which they used to extort cash.
The suspects denied the accusations.
“ I advise the public to be wary of persons they connect with online. The anonymity offered by the internet makes it a playground for scammers, especially during the pandemic when most of us are spending longer hours online,” Eleazar said.
Police also arrested the Filipino accomplices of the suspects during an entrapment operation.
The Dept. of Labor and Employment warned overseas jobseekers against fake job offers online.
The DOLE issued the warning after the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Spain received reports about an online job offer for a cashier position at a fruit farm with a salary of 6,000 euros.
Madrid-based labor attaché Joan Lourdes Lavilla advised applicants to be careful in grabbing job offers abroad.
“Scammers use the names of legitimate companies and when you look at the job offer, it is usually too good to be true. They give only mobile numbers. One tip is to check the given address using Google maps because sometimes there is no actual structure or company,” Lavilla said.
Another indication of a scam, she said, is when an applicant is required to send money to an individual through a remittance center.
To verify the legitimacy of job offers, the DOLE said applicants may visit the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration website.
Lavilla said more overseas Filipino workers have resumed work in Spain following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.
She said Spanish employers prefer Filipino workers because of their language skills.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) early last week warned the public against “love scam” carried out by foreign and local extortionists following the arrest of two Nigerians who allegedly blackmailed a businesswoman for P400,000.
PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said the scam has become rampant on social media platforms.
Eleazar said the scammers lure people into affinity and use personal information they have obtained to blackmail the victims for cash.
“In some cases, the suspects are Filipinos pretending to be foreigners. But foreigners also carry out these illegal activities,” he said.
Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation recently arrested Nigerians Felix Aondowaase and Emmanuel Abia in Cavite for allegedly extorting $8,000 from a businesswoman.
The suspects allegedly used a fake Australian man’s social media account to entice the victim and asked her to send intimate photos, which they used to extort cash.
The suspects denied the accusations.
“ I advise the public to be wary of persons they connect with online. The anonymity offered by the internet makes it a playground for scammers, especially during the pandemic when most of us are spending longer hours online,” Eleazar said.
Police also arrested the Filipino accomplices of the suspects during an entrapment operation.
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