Scam alerts

Scam alerts

Job scams are on the increase. The people behind the scams pose as recruitment agents or HR managers and are using more and more sophisticated ways to make the jobs they advertise look real.  They use email addresses and fake websites that look and feel like the real thing and, increasingly, using direct contact methods like WhatsApp, Viber and Linkedin.

The ITF receives hundreds of reports of scams each year and of seafarers who have fallen victim to a scam.

The Scams Alert page provides a way to check for scams, fake companies and websites

If you identify a scam, a fake email address being used in a scam, a fake website or you simply want our advice please contact us via email at jobscam@itf.org.uk

We will treat all emails with complete confidentiality and will NOT pass on your name or details to anyone

VISA UK LIMITED

Fake website at www.visaukltd.com and a fake email address of info@visaukltd.com being used to scam seafarers for non-existent jobs and charging £400 for fake visas.

Search for Foster Green Shipping Ltd on the Scam Alerts page for further information

If you are unsure about a job offer or payments you are being asked to make to secure a job, visa etc, please email us at jobscam@itf.org.uk

FOSTER GREEN SHIPPING LTD

Fake jobs being advertised with company called Foster Green Shipping Ltd using the email address of hr@fostergreenshippingltd.com

The scam typically is that an offer of a job is received and then you are asked to contact a visa agency to apply for a visa, at which point you are asked to pay money. If you receive any offer or request for payment from these email addresses please do not engage with them.  Email address being used is info@visaukltd.com

The website www.visaukltd.com is fake 

If you are unsure about a job offer or payments you are being asked to make to secure a job, visa etc, please email us at jobscam@itf.org.uk

EMERALD CRUISES

Fake jobs are being offered through email an address that looks like it has come from the real company.  Email addresses being used are:

  • inquiries@emeralldcruise.com (notice the second L in emeralld)

These email addresses are NOT connected to the real Emerald Cruises company.  The legitimate website for Emerald Cruises can be found at www.emeraldcruises.com

If you are unsure about a job offer or payments you are being asked to make to secure a job, visa etc, please email us at jobscam@itf.org.uk

AW SHIP MANAGEMENT

The scam typically is that an offer of a job is received and then you are asked to contact the UK Immigration office to apply for a national Insurance number, at which point you are asked to pay money. If you receive any offer or request for payment from these email addresses please do not engage with them.  Email addresses being used are:

  • hr@awshipmanagesment.com
  • visa-department@immigrationsbureau-uk.com

If you are unsure about a job offer or payments you are being asked to make to secure a job, visa etc, please email us at jobscam@itf.org.uk

SWIRE SHIPPING UK

The scam typically is that an offer of a job is received and then you are asked to contact the UK Immigration office to apply for a national Insurance number, at which point you are asked to pay money. If you receive any offer or request for payment from these email addresses please do not engage with them.  Email addresses being used are:

  • recruitment@swireshippings.com
  • visa-department@immigrationsbureau-uk.com

If you are unsure about a job offer or payments you are being asked to make to secure a job, visa etc, please email us at jobscam@itf.org.uk

AL NAJIB OIL AND CONSTRUCTION GROUP ABU-DHABI

Fake company offering non-existent jobs Al Najib Oil and Construction Group Abu-Dhabi (www.alrollabkabudhab.com.com). Part of the process is to direct the seafarer to contact fake visa/immigration companies and charge seafarers for fake visas.

  • Pace-Fly Immigrations Services (www.paceflyimmservices.com). 

If you are unsure about a job offer or payments you are being asked to make to secure a job, visa etc, please email us at jobscam@itf.org.uk