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sanderspark1 · Joined: 02 May 2009 Posts: 3 Location: USA

Does anyone know anything about Canedcom International? It is recruiting teachers for the ADEC.

carlen · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 172 Location: UAE

helenl · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1202

As a caveat to all Gulf job seekers - any institution who requires you to (a) send money (b) provide financial info- bank acct details etc (c) requires your documents especially passport and education certificates info BEFORE you have even given them a CV/resume - is probably a scam.

Just as they would be in your home country.

If they're telling you you can earn USD4000/month with less than an MA in a relevant field with at least 3 years post grad experience, preferably in an Arab speaking environment - THEY'RE a SCAM.

If they're using a generic email address (gmail, hotmail aol.com etc.) THEY ARE A SCAM

Rawdata · Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Location: State of Confusion

Hi,

I don't agree on the last point: using a generic or web-based mail address = SCAM.

I worked for a GCC country's ministry of HE and during my years there got to know the HR people quite well. Those people were well meaning but just didn't have a clue.
They didn't know which sites to post their jobs to;
They didn't know how to write a proper job description;
They didn't know how to interview and;
They used a mail address like you mentioned.

Having said that, they were very good employers, salaries were rarely late and when they were it was because of incompetence rather than malice.

I gave them a few pointers and I'm sure that as soon as a new guy takes over some aspects of their recruitment/hire process will revert to something that looks like a mom & pop operation or a scam.

RD Wink

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veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Check out the scam thread above in the 'stickies' - you will see what helen1 is talking about. There is a major problem with UAE scams. Some are now even using the names and websites of legitimate schools - but changing the email address.

VS

Rawdata · Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Location: State of Confusion

Yes indeed VS,

I see what you are pointing to.

Something of that nature happened to me a few years ago. They were posing as an international school in Nigeria of all places. When I found the ad, I visited the site, that was when I my pilot lights came on. Several photos, not a single person in them, only buildings. The site also looked very simplistic, cheesy and definitely not written by or for people in education. Curiosity got the best of me, I contacted them and the first email came back preparing me mentally for a visa fee down the road. That's when I knew for sure. I whoised them and found out the site/email was on a server in St-Louis MO. I alerted to cyber fraud people in the US. Can''t remember exactly who I contacted but it was through the State Dept., the site was down in about 24 hrs.

Being asked for passport details is normal at some point after being hired/offered a contract. What is not normal is being asked to pay a visa fee...ever. I know plenty of Asian (e.g. Filipino, Indian etc.) recruiters do take substantial amounts or % from hires and I find that despicable but there is nothing we can do to change that. Those people are nothing other than modern day slave traders who exploit the poorest of the poor. However, that kind of thing (fees) should not be happening to the people who frequent these forums and I'm amazed that people still fall for that stuff. Then again there are still people who fall for far more obvious scams.

RD

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Just the mention of "Nigeria" would be a red flag for me. Laughing

These scams were started by that same group I would imagine.

VS

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject:

I was once contact by the widow of a Nigerian international school that had died and she needed assistance in retrieving money from its' bank account, but needed an investor... Laughing

NCTBA

Pikgitina · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 420 Location: KSA

Rawdata · Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Location: State of Confusion

Only once?
And only by one family member?
It seems to me your lucky stars have protected you well
Very Happy

RD

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

As I mentioned here before... this is a VERY old scam. The first time I saw it was in 1971 when the boss in the office in Maryland where I was working got an actual snailmail letter with the same semi-grammatical silliness of the Nigerian prince etc etc.

Here we are 38 years later and they have merely moved up to email. So, it must work or they wouldn't still be doing it.

VS