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Hi,
We have become aware that there is an individual calling himself Brian Trunkfield, who claims to be the Hiring Manager of a non-existent company called Maritime Recruitment Co. Ltd & Travelling Consultancy Inc.
He has posted an advert for jobs with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines on a jobs board in the UAE (
http://gnads4u.com) - claiming to be acting as their authorised agents. An agency fee of $550 is requested during the recruitment process.
To make it look like a legitimate company, this criminal has forged our office address, web site address and registered company number in correspondence. However, they are using the following free e-mail addresses:
marinerecruitmentagency@gmail.commarineapplication@gmail.comThey are also using the following free telephone and fax numbers :
Tel: +44 7045-707-362
Fax: +44 7045-707-363
On contacting the company that has supplied them with the above numbers, they have confirmed that both numbers were being diverted to Nigeria. However, on being informed that these numbers were being used to commit a crime, they have both been disconnected.
We have informed Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and the jobs board in the UAE who have taken the vacancy down. However, until such time as the jobs board has a policy of authenticating new clients and refusing to do business with people hiding behind free e-mail accounts, they will continue to be targeted by criminals.
We have also reported this crime to the police.
If anyone has been affected by this crime, please contact us.
To avoid becoming a victim of these advance fee frauds:
* Never deal with a so called 'company' that hides behind free e-mail addresses and telephone numbers
* Never pay any upfront fees. The company is responsible for your travel costs, pre-employment medicals and visas etc. It is also illegal in most parts of the world for agencies to charge you a fee. Their services are paid for by the shipowner.
* Avoid using jobs boards that do not authenticate their clients and allow them to hide behind free e-mail addresses.
* Bear in mind that the 'company' you are dealing with may have copied the addresses, registration numbers, web site addresses and logos of legitimate companies from information that is in the public domain to make themselves look genuine.
* Read the small print of any job offers carefully. Apart from poor grammar and wholly unrealistic salaries for un-skilled positions, these job offers usually include other ridiculous perks - e.g.:
Pet Insurance
And in this case...
'Since one of the Greatest advantage of Royal Caribbean cruise employment is the travel incentives, it gives an opportunity for employees and their family to spend a New Year cruise travel around the world without paying......'
In an unsolicited job offer from another crook, one of the vacancies was for a Lobster!
Remember - If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Here at Marine Recruitment we authenticate all new clients and refuse to do business with so-called 'companies' that hide behind free e-mail addresses. As a result we have been successful in preventing criminals and sub-standard agencies from using our site.
Best regards,
The Team at Marine Recruitment Co. Ltd
http://www.marine-recruitment.com
