Scammers Ask For Money From Candidates
A majority of oil and gas companies do not ask any money from candidates when they are submitting their applications for a job vacancy. So if you come across a recruiter who is pushing you to make an initial payment, alarm bells should begin ringing. The recruitment process should include an interview and face to face interaction. If the demand for money continues in spite of your request for an interview, simply refuse.
As shared in a recent article:
“Total’s recruitment department said: “Please be advised that Total, its subsidiaries and the organisations that it entrusts with its recruitment requirements do not and will not ask for money from applicants under any circumstance, at any point in the selection and recruitment process.”
This is an easy way for scammers to swindle money out of unsuspecting job seekers. Desperate candidates who are eager to land a job fall for such promises of a good job, landing in a trap and losing their money in the bargain.
Candidates Get Fradulent Job Offers Using Company’s Official Logo
Many job-seekers in the oil and gas industry are getting e-mails, promising them of fake job offers from leading oil and gas companies. When it comes to oil companies jobs, Scammers are using the company’s official logo to trick candidates and get them to believe in the offer. They then ask for the passport details from candidates, which gives them access to a candidate’s personal information, which they can misuse.
Niamh Forrest said in a recent article:
“I received an offer from Shell and they said I would need to send them $1,000 to finalise everything for my role.
“I would warn anyone to be careful and double check – I contacted ASCO to let them know I had received a fraudulent job offer.”
In one email, Ammar received an email from Eveline Van Spaedonck, said to be a HR manager for Shell Qatar offering him a position.
He was asked to sign a contract offering him the role as well as send his passport details. The contract was also headed with Shell’s official logo.”
It is best to avoid sharing any confidential documents over e-mail with scammers. Candidates should work with a professional recruitment agency, dedicated to the oil and gas industry to eliminate falling for such scams.
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