Full Careers - i got appointment letter from BENIN OIL CORPORATION is this real?

i got appointment letter from BENIN OIL CORPORATION is this real?

Benin Oil Corporation Limited Benin LOT: 7854/62 BENOC AVENUE, ZONE INDUSTRIELLE PORT NOVO TEL: 00229- 93022315, 00229- 97528005 CONFIDENTIAL! BENIN OIL CORPORATION JOB REF: BENOCBJI67/21563755 DATE: MARCH 27TH, 2008 ATTENTION: SAEED FAROUK SHAMSEEN CONTRACT AGREEMENT/ APPOINTMENT LETTER 1.0EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We have in file, your Resume, Job Application and Answers to the Official Interview. After the evaluation of these documents, we found you qualified to work with our Team. Hence, BENIN OIL CORPORATION Seek to employ your services as an expatriate consultant for the provision of expatriate services as stipulated in the following acts in this document. This document embodies the approved Terms for the purpose of this contract. 2.0JOB TITLE/UNIT PURCHASING MANAGER 3.0JOB COMMENCEMENT/ LOCATION The work Location will be within the work metropolis of BENIN OIL CORPORATION Facility Plant. You are to report immediately to the HR Manager after your arrival for brief elaboration about the company and other logistics before you start duty. 4.0SCOPE OF WORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Appropriate monitoring/coordination services, planning and implementation, development, execution, responsible for the approval and purchases as shall be deemed necessary for job success Comprehensive infrastructure /management, policies initiation and approval of corrective actions, including regulatory agencies representatives, decisions making, changes incorporation when necessary. Quality assurance, Quality control, corporate liaison work with one or more project team, or steering committee, senior managers and other key influences, possession and maintenance of outgoing and incoming policy and operations manuals. You shall be expected to work lead a team of prime experienced project personnel’s with the mandate to provide excellent services. You shall also be expected to meet/liaise with the entire management board of WEST BENIN OIL CORPORATION For overview and updates bi-monthly 5.0CONTRACT PERIOD/ DURATION This contract is for the period of one year, starting for the date of your arrival to Benin, after one year Contract can be renewable. 6.0SALARY INDICATION Monthly Salary: US$12,000 (Twelve Thousand United States Dollars) You will be eligible to receive US$11,920 (Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty United States Dollars) –Basic (Tax exclusive) Monthly. Funds can be transferred to any Bank designated by you and this must be in conformity with the present tax situation of the Country. Work time shall be 40 hours work week for the Twelve (12) month contract term as such employee shall also be entitled to over-time allowance if employee work time exceeds the official stipulated hours. Salary shall also be liable to increments with time and employees' official promotions and position in service. 7.0ALLOWANCES/ ENTITLEMENTS Hazard/Inconveniences: US$560.00 (Monthly) Car Maintenance: US$1,089.00 (Monthly) Entertainment & Recreation: US$575.00 (Monthly) Travel & Events: US$950.00 (Monthly) 8.0EXPENSES BEFORE TRAVEL BY EMPLOYEES Expenses made/incurred by the employee related to job before commencement of duties or Expenses made during Travel Plans, Processing of Travel Particulars ETC will be substantiated with receipts and Employer will re-imburse the Employee not later than Five (5) working days after submission of Employee’s expense Report and Receipts as proofs of such Expenses. Employer however agrees to reimburse fully all Travel costs and Expenses made by Employee. The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses. “On no account will Employer accept to shoulder costs for Travel Expenses, Processing of Work/ Resident Permit Papers of Employee before Work sign-on. This is to possibly evade losses that may be accrued to Employer should Employee decide to decline Job Offer after certain Expenses must have been made by Employer.” The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses 9.0UPFRONT PAYMENT OF SALARIES The first monthly salary shall be paid in advance before expatriates embark on journey to assume duty. This is to enable expatriates settle all domestic needs before travel. As such no excuses will be entertained on assumption of duty relating to default. Employees (Expatriates) are to note that 1MONTH UPFRONT SALARIES are paid as soon as Employees Procure and Process the relevant Resident/ Work Permit Documents from the Benin Immigration Services and submit same to the company for Verification. All payment of Salary after assumption of duty in BENIN shall be 75% paid into an offshore account to be provided by employee with the remaining 25% paid locally in BENIN. This is in line with the Benin Expatriate Financial Statutory Laws. 10.0FEEDING & ACCOMODATION All Employees are expected to reside at the Company’s Staff estate. There are Single Bed-room and Flat options for Employees to choose from. Employees are entitled to take meals free of charge at the General Staff canteens. Dietary options, Customized cooks and Dieticians are available options. 11.0MEDICAL EXPENSES Employer will provide the employee with comprehensive Health care for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract for employee and family. 12.0OFFICE ASSETS TO BE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYER 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. Phones: Employer will provide each employee with one (1) landline and one (1) mobile telephone. This shall have a reasonable credit limit application per month. Cars: Employer will provide an official car MAZDA 626 LX for Senior/ Chief Staffs. Also they shall always be a standby Air Conditioned Coaster Bus to transport ordinary staffs from the Company’s Estate to work Metropolis. 13.0SAFETY & SECURITY Safety and Security of personnel (Local/Foreign) and Facilities on Job Locations and communities are no small issues, and have been seriously considered to ensure and assure hitch free operations. All operations on Job Location are designed to adhere strictly to the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy as applicable in the Oil and Gas Sector. All expatriates are entitled to a free and mandatory safety courses on Job Locations to be delivered by qualified safety and environment experts. All safety wears shall be provided by the Company at Job Locations such like Safety Coveralls, Gloves, Goggles, Helmet and Safety Shoes etc. as applicable in the Oil & Gas Sector. 14.0TELECOMMUNICATION/ INTERNET FACILITIES There are standard Telecommunication Facilities and Internet services at the disposal of all expatriates, and same shall be accessible to all Personnel (Local/Foreign) without any charge or expenses to be incurred. Cellular Phones can be obtained by expatriates from the Local dealers/Service Providers in Work Metropolis but must be used in accordance with the safety regulations on Job Locations. 15.0ADDITIONAL SERVICES Recreational/Sports Facilities shall also be made available at the disposal of all expatriates with no expenses to be incurred. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service will also be made available to all Expatriates by the company's laundry and dry cleaning unit. 16.0DOCUMENTS PROCESSING VISA, WORK/ RESIDENCE PERMIT The Employee is requested to contact the below office who shall be responsible for the process or his or her Valid Benin Work/Residence Permit Visa and then should forward same to the HR of BENOC for Verification and authenticity confirmation. Hence any expenses incurred during this process shall be refunded to the candidate in not less than 5 working days of arrival to Benin. 17.0THE BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES CONTACT DETAILS BELOW: BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES LOT 708/710 ZONE DES AMBASSADE, BENIN IMMIGRATION LAYOUT, COTONOU, REP. DU BENIN E-mail: workpermit@immigrationbenin-bj.com TEL: +229- 97 53 75 47 Contact Person: BARR. CHINEDU PETER UCHE I HEREBY ACCEPT THIS JOB OFFER WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED THEREIN: NAME: ………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE: ………………………………………………… ADDRESS: ……………………………………………………. DESIGNATION: ………………………………………………. Regards Andrew Morgan Head of Career/ Recruitment Department Benin Oil Corporation Benin.

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Scam; will want money up front or personal info to help steal your identity quote: Hence any expenses incurred during this process shall be refunded to the candidate in not less than 5 working days of arrival to Benin. right. Every legitimate employer charges you .....
Definitely a scam. I get things like this all the time. Delete it, even better, forward it to the FTC: http://www.ftc.gov/spam/
Benin is a country in Africa that is used frequently in scam e-mails. I have received ones saying that someone has a lot of money and needs to get it out of the country and asks me to put up a small $500 fee to get it started. Anyway, I believe this is a new type of scam. First, did you even apply to this company? Second, how did they get your information. More than likely you have applied on a website like Monster.com or Hotjobs.com and they got your information from there. I skimmed the e-mail and did not notice any requests for you to send money, but I imagine this is a fishing e-mail. If you were to respond they would contact you and eventually would work to something that would require you to pay a processing fee via Western Union ... I suggest you check out clarkhoward.com also check out this website. http://bg.wordpress.com/tag/benin-scam/ Scam Alert - Benin Oil and Gas Development Corp August 23, 2007 — Oil Offshore Marine Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Benin Oil and Gas Development Corp Scam Alert: Benin Oil and Gas Development Corp Posted in 419 Scam, Advanced Fee Fraud, Benin, Benin Oil and Gas Development Corp, Benin Scam, Black List, Career, Careers, Employment, Engineer, Engineer Jobs, Engineering, Engineering Jobs, Fake Company, Fake Website, Job Scam, Online Fraud, Scam, Scam Alert, Scam Attack, Scammer, Scams Black List. Leave a Reply
I've also received the same letter and point of interest is that, even the JOB REFERENCE NUMBER is also same. So it also clear my confusion and proved that its fake.
I tell you that i also got one contract , stating almost the same thing. Some weeks ago i got a simmilar one from Nigeria. I have adress their contacts to Beni nembassy and ito sme government departmnes to check if tis a frausde. i think its a fraud.
Please check this i also got the similar email from BENOC RECRUITERS DEPARTMENT<BENOC.RECRUITERS.DEPT@GMAIL.COM SAYING THAT YOU APPOINTED AS management executive. you will be getting basic salary USD12,000+ allowances total will USD 15,094.00 US DOLLAR. ADV ME TO PROCESS FOR VISA FORMALITIES. ADVISE ME TO CONTACT MR. BARR. CHINEDU PETER UCHE TEL # 0229 97 53 75 47 PLEAS CHECK AND LET ME KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, YOU CAN FORWARD YOUR MESSAGE TO sakkeerkuppanath@yahoo.co.in my mobile: Saudi - 00966 502 780 451 thanks for your assistance
Do you remember the line in the movie Forrest Gump, "run, forrest run!"....well, this a big time scam, so RUN AWAY...these guys actually called me at home and wanted me to "quickly" sign all my "documents" and fax back asap...they got my info off Monster.com, so that is the new approach.....my letter was excatly like the one up above...funny thing is that I do international travel for work all the time, so me to get this type of solicitation, was not out of the ordianary on the surface...but c'mon!..really!, if someone is going to offer a salary of $180K USD (with expenses) and not interview you other than the long one that give you in writing!...I am in demand, but not that much!!...anyway, if you want to report them, I would foward it to Google so they can remove them.....a big time scam, so do mot send them a dime and do not take the job....it does not exist M
Based on your e-mail subject as employment offer last March 24,2008, I found it true & reliable to believe that this appointment letter is real.