High Commission of South Africa in Yaoundé

SCAM OR NOT
HI COULD YOU PLEASE INFORM ME I'VE GOT A JOB OFFER FROM THE ARAB CONTRACTORS LTD IN CAMEROON THEY TOLD ME TO I MUST BOOK AND PAY MY ACCOMODATION FOR ONE MONTH IN VICTORIA GUEST HOUSE IN LIMBE IT IS THE NEAREST OF THE CONSTRUTION SITE. COULD YOU PLEASE FIND OUT IF IT IS THE REAL THING.THY HAVE SEND ME AND CONTRACT ON MY EMAIL AND SAID I MUST SEND IT BACK AND THY WOULD SEND IT TO THE EMBASSY FOR MY VISA AND PERMITS.THANKYOU

Can this be scam?
Is this a BANFERM SCAMS or WHAT?

I had received a job offer from BANFERM Civil Engineering Comp. Ltd, Cameroon.

Please check the below email that I received, and if not a scam, please provide me with the necessary and relevant details of BANFERM.

I want to know if the company are busy with construction work on the Kribi deep seaport complex in Cameroon and if they have any jobs available as it been advertise at careers24 in South Africa, Gauteng. Pls are they real if yes Email me on ak.warnick1@gmail.com



Below is the email received on the 26 June 2013?

BANFERM CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD
AKWA NORTH, DOUALA,
LT REGION, CAMEROON

* Program: * Warehouseman
* Awarding Body:* Employer
* Level: * Undetermined
* Names * Albert Karels Warnick

Dear Mr. Albert Karels Warnick
Congratulation, the management of Banferm civil engineering company hereby
congratulates you in regards to your earlier application submitted for a job engagement
with our company. After the evaluation of your application and CV, our recruiting management
has decided to offer you the chance to work with our company. You will be employed to work
with Banferm civil engineering company in the construction of the Kribi deep seaport
complex in Cameroon, West Africa.
Your first two months is being considered the probation period. After your probation period,
you will be signing a full time contract with Banferm civil engineering company.
On the above subject, Banferm civil engineering company wishes to congratulate you
on the success of your application. This offer is made on the basis that the information you
provided about your academic record and work experience are suitable for the position.
Upon acceptance of this offer, a contract of employment letter will be drafted and sent to
you. we will also be calling you for a brief phone interview upon acceptance of this offer.
This contract will endorse the following.
-Salary
-Hours of work
-Probation period
-Notice period
-Lateness
-Holidays
-Sickness or injury
-Confidentiality & security
-Supervision, support & training
-Union membership
-Grievances
-Disciplinary procedure
-Gross misconduct
-Appeals
You are expected to give in your best to the company as stated on your CV in order to
maintain your position, if the company finds you as incompetent to the position granted,
It will not hesitate to demote or disqualify you immediately.

*Job details:
-Start date : 25th July 2013
-Program : Warehouseman
-Level: Undetermined
-Actual Working Hours per day : 8 hours
-Weekly schedule : Monday - Friday
-Expected arrival time : 3 days prior to the start of your working schedule.
-Contract duration : 2 months probation period.
-Probation period location : South Region, Cameroon, West Africa

*Salary package and other such benefits: payments are made in USD or Euro.
-Salary per hour: $25.00 USD during the probation period of two months.
-Salary per week: $1000.00 USD
-Salary per month: $4000.00 USD
-Tax deduction: 2.5%
-Salary payable at the end of each working week. Two months advance salary payable at the end of
first two working weeks.
other benefits: you will see on contract form to be sent in our next email.

*Accommodation:
Because of disappointment from some employees who failed to relocate and start work with our company after signing their contract forms and receiving their flight tickets, your accommodation during your first two months of probation period will be your sole responsibility. We will reimburse you the money you spent for your accommodation reservation as soon as you arrive Cameroon and sign the assumption of duty letter. This is just to make sure that we pay for flight tickets and make departure arrangements for employees who are serious to join our company, secondly, some employees proof to be competent from their CV when they have no talent or work experience.

-Full-time contract:
You will be signing a full time contract with our company upon successful completion of the probation period, you will also be moved to the company's residential quarters with an increment of salary upon successful completion of the probation period.

*Flight:
Round trip flight ticket provided to an employee and 3 family members only. Our insurance policy
covers one employee and three family members. You are free to come with three of your family members, our organization takes responsibility of an employee and three family members.

Upon acceptance of this offer, you will be required to forward the following additional documents.
-Index page of passport/passbook
-Index page of driving license or identification card
-3 scan copies of your color passport size photos
-Attestation of health records from any approved medical center confirming that you are
physically fit for the job.
-Proof of address, this can be a scan copy of any utility bill that is carrying your address, it can be a phone bill, electricity or water bill.
Forward the above documents of any family member coming along with the employee.
We will send your contract forms as soon as we receive the attached scan copies of the above mentioned documents from you.
-Certificate of residence:
Your accommodation reservation receipt will be used to obtain your certificate of residence in Cameroon, work permit, and visa. We need your proof accommodation reservation to apply for your work visa, work permit and certificate of residence in Cameroon.
All requested documents should be forwarded as soon as possible as they are relevant for the
procession of your work permit and work visa. As soon as we receive the above documents, we shall forward your file to the immigration center for the procession of your work permit, certificate of residence and work visa.
The home affairs department usually gives special considerations to applicants with accommodation proof of where they will spend their probation period.
You will be required to start work with Banferm engineering company Ltd in two weeks time, so we have to be fast about the paper work's to meet up with time.
*Abiding to institutional terms and conditions: See last article on the contract letter which will be
sent to you in our next e-mail. We hope you will be an addition of an honest, industrious and
efficient worker, who would certainly contribute in the uplift of our organization. Our dedicated
team is here to advise you on every query. We look forward to welcoming you in
Banferm civil engineering company.

Warm Regards

Human Resource Officer
Bennie Van Denberg.
Banferm Engineering Company Ltd.
Phone # +237 3312 0556
00237 3360 8298
http://www.banfermengineering.com/

Yes its a Scam
i receive also the same PDF contract and they told me also to get on month accommodation in Canary Hotels, with out make interview with me or anything. how come, how they know i am Civil engineer or not. i have experience or not without they test me before they pay for me a ticket for airplane.

Fraudulent fictitious jobs
Fraudulent fictitious jobs

AID AND VERIFICATOR OF JOBS IF FAKE OR REAL
Hello Gentlemen,

I advice you all to be very very careful dealing with jobs offering in Cameroon and Africa over the net.

I had always adviced that you never send any of your documents out or sign any contract to something you are not sure of.Do not DROP your presnt job in your country because of the look good jobs offer here,some people told me this an it greatly touches me.Do that only when the job is 100% sure of.

I offer consultation and verification services here in Cameroon,i am a private body,i had handle some few cases of such,i am a Cameroonian myself,some people only contact me when they had already send money to some people and nothing showing and they start asking me to help them recovers their money,this make the job very hard for me again,though i tried my best.

So please i advice you,get a service or a person you trusted to verify you anything before keeping contacts,i had been making this comments here always and always.

please investigate and check before going on.my number

00237 97 78 12 84

You can call if you need my services.

DO NOT PAY IN ANY MONEY FOR ANY APPARTMENT THING.TILL IT IS LEGITS.

Banferming company
does this company really exists

batirama construction company... fake or real
as with all the above i received a job offer from batirama construction company. i dont know if this is fake or not. however... i noticed that the header of the employnent letter says BATIRAMA... but the reply email adress is BALTIRAMA... i googled baltirama and there was nothing. if anyone else has any info please email me at frankblok88@gmail.com

its a scam don't take it
DEAR
I am happy to  inform you that  after screening and examination of
your file,you have been retained for the job you applied for in our
company. Congratulations and hopping to see you in Cameroon.
Below is a draft of the contract. Go through it and let us know if
everything is ok before we go ahead and print a hard copy of the
contract.
Further to your application, you have been offered a
place in the Company to work in the above mentioned Program. This offer is
made on the basis that the information you provided about your academic
record and Work Experience is suitable for the position.
              Upon acceptance of this offer, a contract of Employment is
being drafted and will be sent to you.This contract will endorse the
following.
-Salary
-Hours of work
-Probation Period
-Notice Period
-Lateness
-Holidays
-Sickness or Injury
-Confidentiality & Security
-Supervision,Support & Training
-Union Membership
-Grievances
-Disciplinary Procedure
-Gross Misconduct
-Appeals
 You are expected to give in your best to the company as stated in your CV in
order to keep your position,if the Company finds you as incompetent to the
position granted you.It will not hesitate to demote you immediately.
*Job Details:
-Program:  construction
-Position: FOREMAN
-Level: 5
-Actual Working Hours per Day: 9
-Weekly Schedule: Monday - Saturday
-Expected Arrival:MAY  30TH 2013
*Salary Package and Other such benefits:All payments are made in euros.
-Salary Per Hour:EURO 75
-Tax Deduction: 2%
-Salary payable at the end of each working week .
-One month advance salary is paid to you before you take your flight
to Cameroon.( this is paid to you only after your work permit and visa
has been issued)
Salaries are increased after 4 months of working with us depending on
your performances
Other Benefits:transportation,flight, holidays(4weeks per annum);
health insurance; portable drinking water etc
Flight
We shall be paying your flight ticket
*Accommodation:
Your accommodation during your first  month of work will be your sole
responsibility (Booking & Payment).NB note that you have to book your
accommodation and send the reservation receipt to the company as your proof of
accommodation.This is because, you must show proof of  accommodation
before you can obtain a work or resident permit in Cameroon. This is
very important
  You shall be moved into the Company's Residential
quarters after about one month or two with the company, and your money
refunded to you.This is because lodging facilities are not yet ready
at the construction site.We are sorry for this, but it is the best way
we can solve the accommodation problems at the moment.
-Proof of Accommodation: You can reserve an apartment from any state
recognized apartment company   or hotel and forward the  receipt as proof of
accommodation to us. Tou Ngou Hotel is recommended for its proximity to
the construction site,security,cleanness, availability of portable
water at all times and the  availability of free mosquito nets.
 With Tou Ngou hotel, you can either pay just one month and they give
you a reservation for three months or if you can show proof that you
have  money for one months accommodation at hand, they will accept you
pay upon arrival in Cameroon.The proof of funds does not include
giving out your bank details to any one
 So you can choose to pay one month upfront or show proof of  two
months and then pay upon arrival in Cameroon.
 You can contact Tou Ngou hotel for Reservation.
 Tell them you are from sogea satom engineering cameroon: Below is
their address
Tou'Ngou Hotel
BP 3626
Carrefour Etoa Meki
Yaounde cameroun td
Tel: (+237) 96675637
E-mail: toungouhotel@webmail.co.za
x*Flight: Round trip flight ticket provided to employee and 3 other persons
only.A company representative will receive you at  the airport.
    You are entitle to a four weeks holiday.A round trip  air ticket
is normally provided to you, but it cannot be more expensive than the
cost of  a ticket to your country of origin.
   Please confirm your acceptance of this offer and forward the
following additional documents.
-Index page of Passport/Passbook
  Forward the above  document of any other persons coming along with the you.
-Documents
Upon acceptance of this job offer, you should sign the contract and
send to us together with a copy of your passport.
  Our dedicated team is here to advise you on every query.  We look forward to
welcoming you to the Company.Remember that this document is open to
adjustments from you now.The company shall provide you with 100%
security, though Cameroon  has no political nor racial issues. Once
the terms of the contract are agreed on, then it will no longer be
subjected to changes unless an application is presented to the
management of the company.So please go through it see what you can add
or reduce at the moment.
Yours Sincerely,
Thanks
Cheikh Daff
Human resource manager
Sogea satom cameroon
Nouvelle Route Bastos,
BP 5680, Yaounde
Phone
33 37 92 82
00237 90299968

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