JOB SCAM ONEIt pisses me off that these shysters would even try to bilk the unemployed out of money. The First email contained 11 pages of job offer. It was far too good to be true. The second email contained the sting. First EmailOR THE ATTENTION OF {KINDLY CONTRIBUTOR'S NAME}, This is to inform you that your qualification is found suitable for the job {IT Technical Support}.Your name as been shortlisted. Respect to this,you are required to start the processing of your travel documents immediately.You are to contact the director of operations,Mr David Ohwesi of Alphalink Services Limited {ASL}.Tel:234-8033354602,Email:alphalinkserve@gawab.com. Alphalink Services Limited is an agency that is well known to Acentual Consulting Limited.Mr David Ohwesi as the director of operations will assist you and expediciously facilitate all necessary requirements.Agent will be expected to act on your behalf and liase with our company were relevant,as such you are to give the agent necessary authorization letter to receive and send documents on your behalf,copies should be forwarded to me. Expenses incured,respect to the procurement of your working and residential permit must be substantiated with receipt and this should be forwarded to me for later reinembursement. The placement terms and agreement attached will be sent to you in hardcopies through this agent. I have reproduce relevant parts of the documents for your confirmation. Do not hesitate to contact me on issues that think may require my attention.Tel:234-8033777936}. Regards Wilson Adenuga. NOTE:Due to time conscious,we are not able to interview you over the telephone.You have been accepted and offered the job. Unquote 2nd Email: The Sting 16,KOFO CLOSE, IKEJA,LAGOS, NIGERIA. 234-8033354602. Attn:Kindly Contributor, Regards to your job offer by Acentual Consulting.I must congratulate you. Respect to the procurement of the hardcopies of the contract terms and agreement.You will need to pay US$300.00 for the hardcopies,this covers for, Administrative charges ----------------US$250.00 DHL Services ----------------------US$ 50.00 Total cost US$300.00 You are to make the payment immediately by western union money transfer with my name,so that i can send it to you for you to sign. You are to send the following immediately also for the procurement of your working and residential permit. 1,Passport copy 2,Letter of authorization to me to act on your behalf,to sign,send and receive documents on your behalf. Awaiting your urgent response. David Ohwesi Director of Operations, Alphalink Services Limited. JOB SCAM TWOFeb. 2004Subject: Chevron nigeria - employment scam - promised employment - you pay for visas and permits - then get it refunded??? Texaco - Chevron oil Nigeria - employment scam - promised employment - very impressive oil industry package - contract supplied - you pay for visas and permits - then get it refunded along with first months pay before you go out to Nigeria ??? Chevron know nothing of this project - Agent uses a Yahoo email address. When search on internet carried out SomeCompany Consulting .net has a warning about someone miss representing then!! No one seems to be doing anything about this though - Cheron or yourcompany?? From: SomeCompany Consulting <SomeCompanyConsultingng@yahoo.com> Date: Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:19:31 AM US/Pacific To: Kindly Contributor Subject: CONTRACT TERMS AND AGREEMENT FOR THE ATTENTION OF Kindly Contributor: This is to inform you that your qualification is found suitable for the job {IT Technical Support}.Your name as been shortlisted. Respect to this,you are required to start the processing of your travel documents immediately.You are to contact the director of operations,Mr DAVID OHWESI of Alphalink Services Limited {ASL}.Tel:234-8033863876,Email:alphalinkserve@gawab.com. Alphalink Services Limited is an agency that is well known to yourcompany Consulting Limited.Mr DAVID OHWESI as the director of operations will assist you and expediciously facilitate all necessary requirements.Agent will be expected to act on your behalf and liase with our company were relevant,as such you are to give the agent necessary authorization letter to receive and send documents on your behalf,copies should be forwarded to me. Expenses incured,respect to the procurement of your working and residential permit must be substantiated with receipt and this should be forwarded to me for later reinembursement. The placement terms and agreement attached will be sent to you in hardcopies through this agent together with the working and residential permits I have reproduce relevant parts of the documents for your confirmation. We shall not be given you a telephone conversation interview due to logistic. Do not hesitate to contact me on issues that think may require my attention. Regards Daniel O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLACEMENT TERMS FOR PROFESSIONAL IT CONSULTING SERVICES PROVIDER (S) 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY : We are pleased to inform you of SomeCompany Consulting approval for your provision of IT professional consulting services. The management of SomeCompany Consulting hereto wish to present to you the following terms of contract. 2.0 CONTRACT PERIOD : You shall resume for duty on the 9th February 2004. However, for the sake of convenience you may arrive between the 9th-11th February 2004 with all entitlements enforced and provided for from the 9th February 2004. Contract shall commence from the 9th February 2004 and terminate on the 9th August 2004. 3.0 POSITION : You will serve as an expatriate consultant on Information Technology, would be responsible for supervising contractors with the mandate to provide IT, Network and OSS services in support of the Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Joint Venture Western Delta Gas Programme. 4.0 ENTITLEMENTS : All salary and expense figures shall be in U.S. Dollars (USD). 4.1 Salary (in this case = Kindly Contributor shall be entitled to a Net Salary of US$171,000.00 in six (6) months. This salary shall be paid monthly at US$28,500. Work time shall be 40 hours workweek for the 26 week contract term. Any work performed beyond the normal 40 hrs a week, work time, shall be due for an overtime benefit to be paid at $300.00 per hour. 5.0 EXPENSES : Expenses incurred by the employee, related to job will be substantiated with receipts and the employee will be reimbursed by the employer not later than 7 days after submission of employee s expense report and receipts. 5.1 Lodging First class accommodation will be provided and paid for by the employer. Accommodation shall be of first class international standard same as accommodates Chevron Nigeria Limited expatriate senior and management staff. 5.2 Travel $3,000.00 flat rate travel/entertainment allowance, shall be paid to employee by employer for each intercontinental trip. Travel shall be by business class/first class. 5.3 Meals Same as 5.1 above. 5.4 Moving Expenses The employee will be reimbursed by the employer for reasonable moving expenses incurred only as a result of relocation or early termination of leases, storage charges, procurement of travel documents, immunizations e.t.c. Reimbursements shall be paid not more than seven (7) days from submission of report/and receipts. 5.5 Medical Expenses Employer will provide employee with comprehensive healthcare for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract. 5.6 Other Expenses and Allowances Employer will pay other allowances and/or benefits as deemed appropriate. 5.7 Vacation Employees shall be authorized two weeks of paid vacation during the term of the contract, to be used at the employee s discretion after duly information and receiving approval from employer s management. Employer will pay for travel expenses (i.e. flight tickets) and flat rate travel allowance of $3,000.00. 5.8. Office assests to be provided by employer a). Computer resources: Laptop Computer, 1.6 GHz Processor, 256 MB RAM, 24XCD-RW, 30GB Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Integrated Network Adapter, Internal 56K Modem, Spare Battery and Necessary Software. Full time Internet access is also made available. b). Phones: the employer will provide each employee with one (1) landline and one (1) mobile telephone. This shall have a reasonable credit limit application per month. 5.9. Office Space Adequate private office space in a conducive and comfortable work environment for each employee shall be provided. 5.10. Local Transport Vehicles and other means of transport shall be adequately provided for . 6.0 MOBILIZATION the first monthly salary shall be paid in arrears before consultants embark on journey to assume duty. This is to enable consultants settle all domestic needs before travel. As such, no excuse will be entertained on assumption of duty relating to default. All payment of salary after assumption of duty in Nigeria shall be 75% paid into an offshore account to be provided by employee with the remaining 25% paid locally in Nigeria. This is in line with the Federal Republic of Nigeria expatriate financial statutory laws. Expatriate shall also be liable to pay 5% of salary as witholding tax to the relevant authority in Nigeria. An agreement is herewith attached. Daniel O. Contract Administrator For SomeCompany Consulting TERMS OF AGREEMENT FOR CARRYNG OUT EXPATRIATE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROVISION IN THE CHEVRON NIGERIA LTD/NNPC ESCRAVOS GAS TO LIGUIDS PROJECT (EGTL), WESTERN DELTA BETWEEN SomeCompany Consulting AND EXPRIATE TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONSULTANT (TO BE REFFERED TO AS MR Kindly Contributor THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT) EXPRIATE TECHNICAL SERVICES PROVISION FOR THE SomeCompany Consulting EGTL IT CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made this 10th ..day of January ..2004 Between SomeCompany Consulting, incorporated under laws of Nigeia. (Hereinafter called SomeCompany Consulting which ____expression shall where the context so admits include its successors-in-title and assigns) with Registered office at 4TH FLOOR UBA HOUSE,MARINA, LAGOS, NIGERIA. On the one hand .MR Kindly Contributor as first party called CONSULTANT. WHEREAS: 1. SomeCompany Consulting desires to secure the services of a competent Consultant to supervise and manage contractor to carry out IT facilities installation, application development/maintenance, strategy and planning, service delivery, systems engineering and others as specified to first party contractor/consultant. 2. CONSULTANT represents to SomeCompany Consulting that it has the technical competence necessary for carrying out all the services, duties and obligations specified in this contract on the part of CONSULTANT to be And has agreed to carry out the same in accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE 1: SCOPE OF SERVICES It facilities installation, application development/maintenance, strategy and planning, service delivery, systems engineering and others as specified to first party contractor. ARTICLE 2: CONTRACT PERIOD The contract period shall be for ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (180) days or for such time required for the execution of contract, whichever is less. This is with effect from February 9th, 2004 when the contractor/consultant assumes duties on project site. ARTICLES 3: FEES FOR SERVICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT S 3.1 SomeCompany Consulting shall pay CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS on satisfactory performance of the services stated in Article 1, through 1st party consutant the sum(s) as clearly stipulated in placement terms. 3.2 SomeCompany Consulting shall pay for services rendered in Article 1 by cheque presented on a monthly basis at the rate stated in Article 3.1. all other payments shall also follow suit as stated in placement terms. 3.3 Payments of undisputed shall pay all of the fees in Article 3.1 in us dollars and shall be paid; 75% to an offshore account provided by contractor and 25% locally. ARTICLE 4: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 4.1 Unless otherwise stated in a superseding document, the Contract administrator of SomeCompany Consulting, shall maintain general administration and management of the project and all progress reports should be addressed SomeCompany Consulting to him. ARTICLE 5: ASSIGNMENT 5.1 The CONTRACTOR/CONSULTING shall not assign or transfer any or all of its rights, responsibilities or obligation under this Agreement without the prior written consent of SomeCompany Consulting, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, yourcompany CONSULTING shall be entitled without such consent to assign the transfer of any or all of its rights, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities under this Agreement to any affiliate of SomeCompany Consulting or it s co-venturers subject to prior written notification. ARTICLE 6: INDEMNITY 6.1 The CONTRACTOR agrees to indemnify and hereby indemnifies CNL/NNPC in respect of all third party claims arising from the performance of this contract. ARTICLE 7 FORCE MAJEURE 7.1 Notwithstanding anything herein stated, neither party shall be considered in default in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement as a result of Force Majeure. The term Force Majeure shall include but not limited to Act of God, War, Nation-wide strike, Lockout, Ruot and Civil commotion. A strike or Lockout embarked upon the CONTRACTOR S/CONSULTANT S personnel shall not be deemed to be included in this term. 7.2 if an interruption of work occurs as a result of Force Majeure for up to even (7) days, 70% of the basic daily fees shall be paid as standby. However, if such suspension results in CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT not being able to perform its duties for more than seven (7) days, then yourcompany CONSULTING may at its option elect to continue the implementation of this Agreement at adjusted standby rates to be negotiated by yourcompany CONSULTING and CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT or to terminate the contract. ARTICLE 8: TERMINATION 8.1 This Agreement may be terminated:- i). If the services stated in Article 1 and 2 are not rendered satisfactorily. ii). If the duration of the Agreement stated in Article 2 expires an Extension has been given. ii). Under Force Mejeure as stated in Article 7.2 ARTICLE 9; DEFAULT OF CONTRACTOR 9.1 In the event of default by CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT or non-compliance by CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,SomeCompany Consulting shall given notice to CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT specifying areas of default and CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT shall in ten (10) calendar days to rectify to SomeCompany Consulting's satisfaction, the said default (s). if CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT does not rectify SomeCompany Consulting s satisfaction, the said default (s) within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice, SomeCompany Consulting may proceed with Termination of this Agreement subject only to settlement of all payments due and outstanding at the time of termination. ARTICLE 10: ADDRESSEES FOR NOTICE All notices and other communication required to be given hereunder by one party to the other shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if sent by post/fax or delivered by hand. Notice shall be deemed to have been properly given if delivered by hand or registered post, or properly faxed. ARTICLE 11: ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement embodies the entire understanding of the parties hereto and any prior representation or arrangements are hereby superseded. ARTICLES 12: ATTESTATION AS WITNESS, the hands of the duly authorised representatives of the parties, the day year first above written. SIGNED AND DELIVERED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SomeCompany Consulting BY: CONTRACTOR ADMINISTRATOR FOR MANAGING DIRECTOR SomeCompany Consulting SIGNATURE In the presence of: NAME: .. SIGNATURE: ADDRESS: . Kindly Contributor wrote: Dear Sir, Thankyou for your offer received today (Sunday 11th). It is my intention to accept the offer but before I do so I will need to discuss certain matters with Mr OHWESI. I will try to call him today but if I am unsuccessful I am contactable on Tel. 00-31-495 531571 today and on Monday I will also need to know the Fax number or post details to return the contract. Regards Kindly Contributor From: SomeCompany Consulting <SomeCompanyConsultingng@yahoo.com> Date: Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:13:28 AM US/Pacific To: Kindly Contributor Subject: RE: CONTRACT TERMS AND AGREEMENT Dear Kindly Contributor, I have already asked Mr david to contact you via email. Thanks Daniel Orkan From: "davidohwesi" <alphalinkserve@gawab.com> Date: Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:21:23 AM US/Pacific To: Kindly Contributor Subject: Re: CONTRACT TERMS AND AGREEMENT 16,KOFO CLOSE, IKEJA,LAGOS, NIGERIA. TEL:234-8033863876. Attn:Kindly Contributor, I must congratulate you on the job offered to you by NNPC/CHEVRON joint venture gas to liquid IT project through SomeCompany Consulting Limited. You will need to provide the following immediately. 1,Your passport copy, 2,You will also need to write aletter of authorization to me,given me an authority to sign,send and receive documents on your behalf.I will need this to be able to facilitate the procurement of your working and residential permit. I shall let you no the cost for the procurement of the document immediately the authorization letter is being sent.The documents are to be sent via email attachment. Regards David Ohwesi Director Of Operations Alphalink Services Limited Kindly Contributor.: I need to know the cost now From: "davidohwesi" <alphalinkserve@gawab.com> Date: Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:22:40 AM US/Pacific To: Kindly Contributor Subject: cost of procurement Kindly Contributor Port, Cost for procurement of travel document. Working Permit --------------- US$350.00 Residential permit --------------US$200.00 DHL Services -------------US$ 50 Professional fees -------------US$100.00 Total Cost ------------US$700.00 Awaiting your immediate response. David Ohwesi Kindly Contributor wrote: FAO - Daniel Orkan Dear Sir, I have received today the requirement details and costs from David Ohwesi as below: Cost for procurement of travel _document_._ Working Permit --------------- US$350.00 Residential per it --------------US$200.00 DHL Services -------------US$ 50 Professional fees -------------US$100.00 Total Cost ------------US$700.00 Awaiting your immediate response. It is my understanding from several previous contract jobs - that these osts are usually met "by arrangement" between the Contracting Firm and the Agent and not by the EMPLOYEE. Can you arrange for this to happen or for a UK Agent to do the work, I am willing to visit the Nigerian Embassy if needed to speed things up. I would also like a contact number for the Ellstree office so that I can discuss the details of the job offer with them. Regards Kindly Contributor Dear Kindly Contributor, Received your mail today and the content well understood. We are suppose to make every payment as regards to the procurement of travel document for our employee but due to logistic,we have asked you to make the payment to the agen to procure the document for you and we shall reinemburse you back together with all your entitlement which will be paid to you before coming to Nigeria.I beleive everything is well explained in the contract terms and agreement sent to you. There i no point going through the embassy.The agent is capable of handling all the processing. As the contract administrator,you can reach me on this number,tel:234-8033354602. You can get back to Mr david and make the payment. Regards Daniel Orkan From: Kindly Contributor Date: Wed Jan 14, 2004 4:33:24 AM US/Pacific To: "SomeCompany Consulting" <SomeCompanyConsultingng@yahoo.com> Subject: CONTRACT TERMS AND AGREEMENT Dear Daniel, Thankyou for your reply, as requested before, can you give me a contact number for the UK office so that I may speak with them, and if possible the UK Chevron Project office number. Can you also understand that I have a logistics problem of sending Dollars to Nigeria, so please accept my appologies and accept responsibility for this "cost - with your agent" and then I can start the process of registration. Again I have worked on many projects of this type, all over the world and would like to make a valued contribution to this project - but none has the mystery or the contract and logistics pattern that this has, hence my need for contact numbers etc... Kind Regards Kindly Contributor From: SomeCompany Consulting <SomeCompanyConsultingng@yahoo.com> Date: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:16:29 AM US/Pacific To: Kindly Contributor Subject: Re: CONTRACT TERMS AND AGREEMENT Kindly Contributor, I have already told you earlier that we are suppose to be paying for the working and the residential p rmit but due to logistics,we have asked you to pay.We shall be reinembursing you later together with your first month salar and other entitlement.Make the payment to Mr David Ohwesi,of Alphalink Services Limited. I will call you on the number yo have provided. You can also reach me on this number,234-8033354602. Regards Daniel Orkan Kindly Contributor wrote: Dear Daniel, With refer nce to our telephone conversation, I confirm that I am unable to pay Mr David Ohwesi, of Alphalink Services Limited, for the working nd the residential permit. There are several reasons for this - but the main ones are, that I do not have a doll r account, secondly I cannot pay anything until I have a signed hardcopy contract that I have confidence in. I have been in conta t with Chevron who confirm that it is normal policy for the employer to provide the hardcopy contract and arrange & p y for these permits what ever the logistics. I require that you confirm to Mr David Ohwesi that SomeCompany Consulting will pay h m directly; then I can start to send him the information he needs. Just to confirm the situation, I have given up my ell paid position in Holland and returned to the UK. I am preparing my self for a 6 month trip to Nigeria, this includes sorti g out my family commitments, inoculations and Banking matters. I still require your answers to my previous e-mail - p one numbers and confirmation that you will pay David directly for the visas. Please confirm the situation, I am still very i terested in joining the project in Nigeria in February, but need normal procedures to be followed, there is too much bad ress about Nigeria for me to do anything other! Regards Kindly Contributor Kindly Contributor wrote: Hi Daniel, Just to confirm the situation, I have given up my well paid position in Holland and returned to the UK. I am preparing my self for a 6 month trip to Nigeria, this includes sorting out my family commitments, innoculations and Banking matters. I still require your answers to my previous e-mail - phone numbers and confirmation that you will pay David directly for the visas. Please confirm the situation or give me a call ASAP You can contact me on UK Tel No. xxxxx Kind regards Kindly Contributor From: Someone at ChevronTexaco Date: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:25:19 AM US/Pacific To: Kindly Contributor Subject: Email Address Kindly Contributor Please find my email address for reply. Regards Kindly's Contact at ChevronTexaco [Not sure what they said, but might have been advice to count silverware!] Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:11:54 -0800 (PST) From: yourcompany consultin <SomeCompanyConsultingng@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: CONTRACT TERMS AND AGREEMENT To: KINDLY CONTRIBUTOR Dear KINDLY, It appears you dont want to follow simple instructions.Go and make the payment to Mr David.I have already told you th t We shall pay you back. Regards Daniel Orkan From: Kindly Contributor To: info@SomeCompanyConsulting.net Subject: Re: CONTRACT TERMS AND AGREEMENT Dear Sir, I have been contacted by SomeCompanyConsulting@yahoo.com concerning a job in Nigeria - please confirm if this is a real job - or inform the police about this scam!!! From: (apparently a Nigerian contact at the (real) SomeConsulting company) Date: Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:55:07 AM US/Pacific To: {KINDLY CONTRIBUTOR} Subject: RE: CONTRACT TERMS AND AGREEMENT It's a SCAM JOB SCAM THREEFrom a Kindly Contributor in Fiji. Found two offers for the same non existent Job at Monster.com. Companies are Sonic Consulting and Rapha Consulting. Date 28 Feb and 6 March at Monster Swiss, Denmark, Canada as well as Jobvertise.com. Telephone no. are not out of Lagos, Rapha Consulting use ones as well 231 ( Liberia ).FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR Consultant This is to inform you that your qualification is found suitable for the job {IT Technical Support}.Your name as been shortlisted. Respect to this,you are required to start the processing of your travel documents immediately. You are to contact the director of operations,Mr Usman Dikko of Work Link Services Limited .Tel:234-8056311602,Email:worklinkserve100@yahoo.com. Work Link Services Limited is an agency that is well known to Sonic Consulting Limited. Mr Usman Dikko as the director of operations will assist you and expediciously facilitate all necessary requirements.Agent will be expected to act on your behalf and liase with our company where relevant,as such you are to give the agent necessary authorization letter to receive and send documents on your behalf,copies should be forwarded to me. Expenses incured,respect to the procurement of your working and residential permit must be substantiated with receipt and this should be forwarded to me for later reinembursement. The placement terms and agreement attached will be sent to you in hardcopies through this agent which you are required to sign and return back to the agent. You are to receive the hard copies hand in hand in your various designated address and you are likely to pay a token for this respectively. I have reproduce relevant parts of the documents for your confirmation. This is my direct line: 234-823052868 Mr Tunde Omo. NOTE:Due to time conscious,we are not able to interview you over the telephone.You have been accepted and offered the job. PLACEMENT TERMS FOR PROFESSIONAL IT CONSULTING SERVICES PROVIDER (S) 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY : We are pleased to inform you of Sonic Consulting approval for your provision of IT professional consulting services. The management of Sonic consulting hereto wish to present to you the following terms of contract. 2.0 CONTRACT PERIOD : You shall resume for duty on the 3rd May, 2004. However, for the sake of convenience you may arrive between the 1th - 21th of April , 2004 with all entitlements enforced and provided for from the 12th April, 2004. Contract shall commence from the 3rd April, 2004 and terminate on the 8th of November, 2004. 3.0 POSITION : You will serve as an expatriate consultant on Information Technology, would be responsible for supervising contractors with the mandate to provide IT, Network and OSS services in support of the Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Joint Venture Western Delta Gas Programme. 4.0 ENTITLEMENTS : All salary and expense figures shall be in U.S. Dollars (USD). 4.1 SALARY: (in this case = CONSULTANT) shall be entitled to a Net Salary of US$120,000.00 in six (6) months. This salary shall be paid monthly at US$20,000.00. Work time shall be 40 hours workweek for the 26 week contract term. Any work performed beyond the normal 40 hrs a week, work time, shall be due for an overtime benefit to be paid at $300.00 per hour for the team leader. 5.0 EXPENSES : Expenses incurred by the employee, related to job will be substantiated with receipts and the employee will be reimbursed by the employer not later than 14 days after submission of employee's expense report and receipts. 5.1 LODGING: First class accommodation will be provided and paid for by the employer. Accommodation shall be of first class international standard same as accommodates Chevron Nigeria Limited expatriate senior and management staff. You get the drift -- a long contract like the one above. .... Between SONIC CONSULTING, incorporated under laws of Nigeia. (Hereinafter called SONIC CONSULTING which expression shall where the context so admits include its successors-in-title and assigns) with Registered office at 8 KAYODE STREET, MARINE BEACH, APAPA, LAGOS, NIGERIA. On the one hand .MR CONSULTANT as first party called CONSULTANT. ARTICLE 7 FORCE MAJEURE 7.1 Notwithstanding anything herein stated, neither party shall be considered in default in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement as a result of Force Majeure. The term Force Majeure shall include but not limited to Act of God, War, Nation-wide strike, Lockout, Riot and Civil commotion. [Why would that ever happen?] etc. etc. Last Email Consultant wrote: No answer anymore!! Dear Mr Tunde Omo? Can you please explain this! OR THE ATTENTION OF {KINDLY CONTRIBUTOR'S NAME}, This is to inform you that your qualification is found suitable for the job {IT Technical Support}.Your name as been shortlisted. Respect to this,you are required to start the processing of your travel documents immediately.You are to contact the director of operations,Mr David Ohwesi of Alphalink Services Limited {ASL}.Tel:234-8033354602,Email:alphalinkserve@gawab.com. Alphalink Services Limited is an agency that is well known to Acentual Consulting Limited.Mr David Ohwesi as the director of operations will assist you and expediciously facilitate all necessary requirements.Agent will be expected to act on your behalf and liase with our company were relevant,as such you are to give the agent necessary authorization letter to receive and send documents on your behalf,copies should be forwarded to me. Expenses incured,respect to the procurement of your working and residential permit must be substantiated with receipt and this should be forwarded to me for later reinembursement. The placement terms and agreement attached will be sent to you in hardcopies through this agent. I have reproduce relevant parts of the documents for your confirmation. Do not hesitate to contact me on issues that think may require my attention.Tel:234-8033777936}. Regards Wilson Adenuga. NOTE:Due to time conscious,we are not able to interview you over the telephone.You have been accepted and offered the job. Unquote Same contract !!!!! Scam!!!!!! [Meanwhile, back at the scam - ] WORKLINK SERVICES LIMITED, 17A, ADETOLA STREET, IKEJA,LAGOS, NIGERIA. TEL: 234-8056311602 Attn:Consultant, I must congratulate you on the job offered to you by Sonic Consulting Limited. I will be assisting you in the procurement of your hardcopies of the contract terms and agreement,working and the residential permit. To acquire the hardcopies of the of the contract terms and agreement, residential and working permit,you will need to pay US$1,250.00.This fees covers for, 1,Residential permit charges US$550.00 2,Working permit charges US$400.00 3, Hard copies charges US$250 4, DHL charges US$50 The money should be sent through western union money transfer.You are to provide your full address where you want the document to be delivered. For the procurement of the working and residential permit.You will need to send the following also immediately. 1,Your passport page 2,You will need to write letter of authorization to me,given me an authority to send,receive and sign document on your behalf.I will need this to be able to procure the documents. Your Sincerely, Usman Dikko, Director of Operations Worklink Services Limited Mr {Kindly Contributor}, I am so sorry you could not reach me on phone. I will like you to contact Mr Dikko as soon as possible. Everything concerning your job here in Nigeria has been handed over to him. His e-mail address is qworklinkserve100@yahoo.com and his phone number is 234-856311602. Sincerely, Tunde Omo. [Confusing? Yes! But the same basic thing.] |