Scammers Impersonating Sofitel Hotels & Resorts / Fake Job Scam Fraud

This is a fake job scam! There is no job! Do not send documents or money! If you are not interviewed face to face, in person, the job offer is Always a scam! If you are asked to pay fees for a visa or work permit or anything else, the job offer is a scam, even if they say they will reimburse you! No real company or embassy ever uses a free email address! Read Why Most Emails Offering Jobs Are Scams! to learn how to tell when a job offer is fake and Never Wire Money to Strangers! and Identifying Scam Websites! or click on the images below:

 

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Dear

It is with pleasure that I welcome you to the staff of SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS.

Congratulations! We are pleased to confirm you have been selected to work for SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS.We are delighted to make you the following job offer as attached.You were selected for employment due to the attributes we saw in your Resume/CV/ that appear to match the qualities I look for in an employee.

I’m looking forward to seeing you grow and develop into an outstanding employee that exhibits a high level of care, concern, and compassion for others. I hope that you will find your work to be rewarding,challenging, and meaningful.

We will expect your best each day,Knowing that I am concerned about your development and that my door is always open.The keys to your success will be being dependable, reliable, showing openness, follow-through, attentiveness, supervision, documentation, and following the policies and procedures.

While doing these things you will be successful and so will SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS.Your professional growth is of utmost concern for SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS personally, because if you are growing our company will grow as well.

The extent to which SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS is considered friendly,knowledgeable, efficient, reliable, trustworthy and
environment conscious will be measured by how others see these qualities in you.

The attached Soft contract offer letter has been prepared to guide you in better understanding or Policies & Procedures and practices concerning employment with SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS.

Please sign the enclosed copy of this letter and return it through email scan to indicate your acceptance of this offer.

Upon submitting this signed offer letter you are directed to contact most experienced United Arab Emirates Work Permit Visa expediting services THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI for the acquisition of your Work Permit Visa Application.

Here below is their full contact details:

THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI
P.O Box : 44239,Hamdan St,Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Telephone:+971 557895929
Email: wpuae@thomascookuae.com
CC: thomascookae@yandex.com
www.thomascookuae.com (Fake)
ATTN: Darlington Adamson
(Chief Immigration Agent)

You must complete the new employee work permit Visa application processing prior to a week mandatory Orientation/Training Exercise which is 10 days to the Joining Date.

We are confident you will be able to make a significant contribution to the success of SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS. Please accept my wishes for success in your new position. I look forward to meeting you in the near future.

Yours Sincerely
Muhammad Ibrahim
Recruitment Director
Sofitel Hotels & Resorts
Capital Plaza Complex, Corniche Road East - Abu Dhabi
Telephone:+971 555 742 381
Email: career@hotelsofiteluae.com
Website: http://hotelsofiteluae.com (Fake)

Second Email

Dear

We Have received your confirmation of acceptance,(signed page) To proceed further you need to contact DARLINGTON ADAMSON of THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI and apply for your work permit.

We wish to inform you that inline with the policy of SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS ABU DHABI, all new employee(s) are expected to secure their Work Permit papers through THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI as stipulated in your contract agreement.

Contact them by email and Telephone to expedite the processing of your travel documents.

THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI shall inform you their requirement/processing fee which you have to send to them as soon as possible for the procurement of your necessary traveling documents.

You have to forward a copy of the signed documents to THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI for the procurement of your work permit papers as their contact detail is boldly written below:

THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI
P.O Box : 44239,Hamdan St,Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Telephone:+971 557895929
Email:wpuae@thomascookuae.com
CC:thomascookae@yandex.com
ATTN: Darlington Adamson
(Chief Immigration Agent)

Always Update us with the process between you and the THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI in case of advice where necessary, and ensure you provide them their requirement quick for the fastest process from their office.

Also remember that any Expenses you incur in the process of registering your documents shall be refunded back to you immediately you submit your expenses report to us via email.

We heartily welcome you in our hospital and are confident that with your enthusiasm and best efforts, you will achieve your work assignments in given span of time and give us opportunity to give you a rising status.

We wish you a long and happy association with SOFITEL HOTELS & RESORTS ABU DHABI,United Arab Emirates.Should you require more information, please feel free to contact us immediately.

Congratulations once again on your successful emergence!

Email from scam travel agency

We received your application and confirmed the Authenticity through the Human Resource Department of your Employer. Concerning your job and the issuance of your Work permit/Residency visa.

In order to commence the processing of your Work Permit and Residence/Entry Visa to the UAE, you have to send/complete the applicant Work Permit and Residence/Entry Visa application form.

Return to us as scanned Email attachments, along with the below identification documents:

1) COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT ( COPY BEARING APPLICANT FACE)

2) FILLED VISA/WORK PERMITS APPLICATION FORM (ATTACHED BELOW)

3) A PASSPORTS SIZED PHOTOGRAPH (COLORED OR BLACK.WHITE)

You have to complete the registration form and send along-with per requisite Processing,Government/Immigration charges below:

A) Work Permit Fee: -------------------------- EURO450.00

B) Courier /Dispatch: --------------------------- EURO240.00

C) Residence Permit Fee: ---------------------- EURO410.00

D) Release Documents: ------------------------EURO320.00

E) Entry Clearance Fee: ------------------------- EURO400.00

Total: EURO 1,820.00 (For Single)

For Family visa Processing; you will have to pay the sum EURO2,560 and this will cover for you and your entire family, Also include the passport copies/photos of all your family members.

Based on the company expatriate policy; employee is entitled to personally pay for Resident/Work permits papers which is EURO1,820.00 that is for single applicant, OR if you are coming with your family, you are advised to make only the payment of EURO2,560 which is the fees for Family Resident/Work Permit.

You are to send the processing fee by WESTERN UNION in the name below of our account officer in charge for immediate confirmation as to avoid further delay as time is limited.

INFORMATION TO TRANSFER FEE

FIRST NAME : MD ROHOMAT ULLAH
LAST NAME : ALI AKBAR
City/Country:Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 557895929

We will send you by courier service the original work permit/entry visa and all the hard copies of documents to your forwarding address, please indicate your preferred postal address while reverting with the work permit requirements.

NOTE: We have a mandate to procure your papers within a stipulated time and this is in line with our procurement policy, Therefore ensure you submit all requirements for a quicker and uncomplicated processing as we have a mandate from your sponsor/Employer to complete the process urgently.

You are required to fill the Work Permit and Residence Visa Application form which is also the registration form and send back to us, Just fill in the information you can provide for yourself and your family members (If you are coming with family), leave the remaining spaces blank. We will fill in the remaining information on the form on behalf of your Employer, (Particular for Sponsor/Host Section) should be left empty.

We will also send you the Air ticket to fly from your Current Location to United Arab Emirates after the process is completed.

The Air Ticket will be provided by your Employer. The processing will take max 9-11 days period.

Thanks in advance for your kind understanding and co-operation as we whilst immensely for your soonest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Darlington Adamson
(Chief Immigration Agent)
THOMAS COOK ABU DHABI
P.O Box : 44239,Hamdan St,Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Telephone:+971 557895929
Email: wpuae@thomascookuae.com
CC: thomascookae@yandex.com
www.thomascookuae.com *Fake*

Next Email when scammers find out they can’t get money via Western Union

We acknowledge the receipt of your documents for single visa application. We await your payment confirmation,since there is no Western Union service for sending money out of India we shall be using the service of Exchange office brokers here in Abu Dhabi.They normal provide their Bank account to help us collect payment from Indian client and then they give us the equivalent
once they payment is successfully deposited with proof of payment sent to us.

You will have to deposit 136,500 INR which Equivalent to 1,820 USD for the single visa application.You do to the nearest bank closest to you and deposit or you can transfer from you bank tp this bank locally.

Bank details.

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
SONU Kumar
A/C NO-4894000100144205
IFSC-PUNB0489400
PAN-MELPS8330H
AADHAR-758311603608 BRANCH-MEDICAL ROAD

Victim paid some of the money so scammers gave him another bank account to pay the rest to

Federal Bank
Name: Asmita Srivastar
Account No: 13810100183539
IFSC: FDRL0001381
Branch: Faridabad

Note: This account is valid only for payment for today.You have to make payment this morning so we can proceed with your application.

Scam Domain - Read Identifying Scam Websites

192.227.158.87
Domain Name: HOTELSOFITELUAE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2435647661_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.name.com
Registrar URL: http://www.name.com
Updated Date: 2019-09-24T23:19:08Z
Creation Date: 2019-09-21T12:07:19Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-09-21T12:07:19Z
Registrar: Name.com, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 625
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@name.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: 7202492374
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Name Server: NS10.SLUHOSTING.COM
Name Server: NS11.SLUHOSTING.COM

198.54.125.239
Domain Name: THOMASCOOKUAE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2375123483_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.name.com
Registrar URL: http://www.name.com
Updated Date: 2019-03-31T17:53:12Z
Creation Date: 2019-03-31T16:53:47Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-03-31T16:53:47Z
Registrar: Name.com, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 625
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@name.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: 7202492374
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Name Server: DNS1.NAMECHEAPHOSTING.COM
Name Server: DNS2.NAMECHEAPHOSTING.COM