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AddressColeah
Mossoudougou
Conakry
Guinea
Phonelocal: 3049.0875
international: +224.3049.0875
Faxlocal: 3049.0879
international: +224.3049.0879
Emailconakrys@foreign.gov.za

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sisbusiso
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:32 EST
AU National crew Certificate AUNCC .......... IS IT FRAUD NA
AUNCC
1. Official job Employment contract from your emloyer
2. your full address and updated CV
3. Scanned copy of your passport/national identity card
4. AU National crew certifictae (charges 275USD) Per applicant


The fee for your AUNCC IS USD $275 INCLUDING FEDeX Courier service fee that will be using to courier your AUNCC cetificate to the australia immigrantion office. this money must be sent to our office through MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION TRANSFER....... IS THIS REAL OR NOT
SCantrell
Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:27 EST
SCAM See internet information in message
Be Aware AMSIC Scam Doing the Rounds

Posted by Ashleigh Telford on January 20, 2015




The Maritime Union of Australia and the International Transport Workers’ Federation have been made aware of a scam targeting people with promises of cruise ship jobs and asking for money to secure these jobs.

The potential victims as asked for money upwards of US$300 to secure a non-existent Australian Maritime Security Identification Card (AMSIC), or for work permits.

This is a scam, as neither of these items are required to work aboard cruise ships that call into Australia. There is no such document as an AMSIC, however there is an MSIC, which is issued by the Office of Transport Security.

Only Australians, permanent residents and those on a visa qualified to work in Australia have to apply for MSIC cards to comply with port security. These are not issued by the Maritime Union of Australia, nor the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

The MUA is aware some of the scammers have fraudulently appropriated the union’s logo in order to add legitimacy to the scam and the documents which targets are urged to fill in look official.

AMSIC.jpg
An example of some of the documents scammers are using with the MUA's logo

People should remain vigilant and skeptical of people who require money to be transferred by wire services particularly to countries in West Africa. The majority of targets have been asked to wire money to the Australian Maritime Union office in Guinea.

The MUA only has offices within Australia. If you think you have been scammed please refer to your local law enforcement. For more information on MSIC cards and how to obtain them, please contact the Office of Transport Security: +61 2 6274 7111 between 8.00am and 5.30pm AEST Monday to Friday, or via email.
- See more at: http://www.mua.org.au/be_aware_amsic_scam_doing_the_rounds#sthash.T5gwTrEQ.dpuf
Samuel Inaebi Harry
Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:18 EST
I was Asked to pay
I was asked to pay the sum of two hundred and thirty five dollars to complete processing of my Australian maritime security Identification card
GUMULA HERBERT
Wed, 6 Jan 2016 09:23 EST
RE;SEEK ADVICE ON LABOR CERTIFICATE
IS TRUE TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA YOU MUST HAVE A LABOR CERTIFICATE AND DO WE PAY TO INDIVIDUALS THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR A GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE .
(gumulamkse@gmail.com)
Best Regards,
Herbert.
Ebuang Christina
Mon, 9 Nov 2015 05:32 EST
Australia Labor Coast Certificate
I have applied for work at a tourism and hopitality cruise line. The issue now standing between me and the job is the fact that I have to pay for ALCC fir my visa to be approved. I need to know if this the order of Australia or a scam. I need a job so I can't miss the opportunity but I can't spend money on something I am not sure of its legitimacy. What is the truth?
PJl
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:14 EDT
Who should i contact regarding this matter
i was told that i will pay nothing.
our application for Australia Maritime Security Identification Card (AMSIC) has been received in our office, before we can complete the processing of your Australia Maritime Security Identification Card (AMSIC) the fee must be received in our office.

The purpose of this Card is to ensure that all individuals who will access these zones have had a background check performed, it shows that the holder has met the minimum security requirements and needs to work unescorted or unmonitored in a maritime security zone, also to confirm that they do not pose a risk of causing trouble while staying in the commonwealth areas,

The fee for your two years Australia Maritime Security Identification Card (AMSIC) is USD$465 (Four Hundred and Sixty Five Dollars) Including FedEx Courier Service fee that will be used to courier your AMSIC to the Australian Immigration Office. This money must be send to our office through WESTERN UNION or MONEYGRAM Money Transfer with any bank in your country that has Money Transfer facilities for urgent receiver of your payment.
MBR
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:39 EDT
work in Australia
I got contract from Disney Cruise Line, and they ask to pay 475 EUR for Eu National Crew Certificate to Au Maritime Safety Authority, Mrs. Wilson Maria Magdalena, Bureau 43, St James B. P. 5354 Conakry Guinea, but this institution in Portugal, they writing every day, pushing me to do it, also to check time in Au and Guinea, are they working 24 hours...?
e-mail: au.maritimedepart@globomail.com
disneyoffice@globomail.co
To apply for job to Disney - must be on Disney website.
Be carefu
Ademola Olusegun
Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:21 EDT
RE:PAYMENT FOR AMSIC
Hello sir, I was given an appointment by Princess Cruise as a computer technician but was asked to pay $465 for AMSIC to an individual in person of Mrs. Wilson Maria Magdalena in Conakry via Wester Union instead of the company or government account before my working visa could be approved.My question is that could this be a scam?
Garry Sutton
Thu, 3 Sep 2015 02:31 EDT
Rio tinto scam
After receiving a pre-contract agreement from afric Recruitment on behalf of rio tinto, i was told to pay a fee to an indipendant immigration, for visa processing fees, usd 385. After some research i can conclude that this is a scam and people who are approached must be careful.
innocentia
Wed, 2 Sep 2015 07:05 EDT
costa Cruise Line
I also received the same email, and they told me to pay an amount of 375$ to the maritime union office in Guinea. thank God I listened to the little voice inside because I almost paid it.

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