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I am from australia and was looking for work in dubai. I started looking for career portals and then gulfcareers.in came through. I applied for a job through their portal and I started receiving calls from a girl named zareen from gulfcareers.in and started stating that the companies are looking into my profile and I should have an interview in the next couple of weeks but in order for them to see my profile I must pay around $48usd and they will highlight my profile and get me an interview. They will keep chasing you until you make the payment and once you have made the payment then they are gone. You would get one or two response stating that they are speaking to employers and trying to get me an interview etc. This a load of garbage. They are scam artists and just need your money. As soon as they get your money they are no where to be seen.

People please be aware, should you get a call once you have registered in a job portal and they start saying:

1. That the employer is looking at your profile; or

2. The employer will pay you a high salary + accomm + travel + medical even before you have told them who your are and what you do; or

3. You hear a fake accent; or

4. They promise to get you an interview in a couple of days or a week.

Please note that this is a scam. I have been stung by 2 to 3 agencies:

1. Gulfcareers.in
2. Naukrifastforward
3. Dubaijobs.net (almost got trapped into that one)

Please note non of these people can even hold a conversation properly, so the chances of them getting you a job is out of the question. When you get desperate you just think of paying some extra money to make your life easy (like me), but just donate it rather than give it to these scamsters.

When I sit back and think about it there were a lot of alarm bells going on but I chose to ignore them all as the money they asked was not significant.

Now my response to them is get me an interview first and then I will make the payment. As soon as I say that you can see them not agreeing to the deal and say they have to do a lot of work in the background. Absolute nonsense.

P.S. I know they scamsters are going to write positive reviews about themselves here. Please don't buy it.

Please do not fall for their gimmick and all the best in your job search.

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cencaroo l
US
Aug 15, 2018 1:19 am EDT

Thank you for your info, much appreciated as i am currently facing the similar situation. The girl name Zareen with email address zareen.khan@gulfcareers.in ask me to remit $99 based on the link given by them to enroll before process the resume. She also mentioned on potentially company require for manpower on correspondent mail.

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Zakaria Bidixle
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Aug 16, 2018 6:41 am EDT
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HAHA I got approached too by Sayda.khan@gulfcareer.in But I spotted her B.S fast.

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zarid.q11
US
Sep 07, 2023 4:14 am EDT
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I got approached by Fariha from Gulfcareers, sadly i did prep for the interview but later when they sent me the course link i spotted their B.S

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philmcd1985
GB
Aug 20, 2018 9:26 am EDT

Sorry to heat this. I had a similar call but decided to not go through with it. Did you try to get a refund via paypal?

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Jazz9090
PK
Aug 31, 2018 3:59 am EDT
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I got a call a from Rehan with NO CALLER ID and email domain is @gulfcareers.in, I am in Australia, saying that send me your resume.

Any idea, how genuine is it?

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dmac111
US
Sep 03, 2018 4:40 am EDT

Yup, complete scam. as soon as they asked for money red flags. I got contacted by a lady with the email address aliza_khan@gulfcareers.in it defo not genuine Jazz, mere fact you're on here asking whether its genuine is indication enough to trust your gut.

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bigphil76
US
Sep 05, 2018 7:51 am EDT

has anyone who paid heard anything back?

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Nada Chahadi
US
Mar 07, 2022 8:38 am EST
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No

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Atique AA Shirazi
US
Aug 11, 2022 11:36 am EDT
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i paid but never heard back after they received payment & we are not in india so cant do anything

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sayda khan
US
Sep 06, 2018 2:12 am EDT
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sorry to inform you that we are not the scammers who take money and run away.

The companies who take money will not provide the refund option but we do provide it.

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Atique AA Shirazi
US
Aug 11, 2022 11:39 am EDT
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dear sayda.

i paid money 2 months back and now Aliza is not repsoiding over 1 month i am requesting refund.. but no one is replying to me by whatsapp or any email or no calls... and for my work i have not seen any Progress.. if u guys are real immediately process my refund as 60 days no work is done from your company side.

m,y registerd email is atiqueshirazi@gmail.com

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US
Sep 07, 2018 3:09 am EDT

So I get a call today from a guy who pretends to be from Dubai Police (clearly had an Indian accent). So he got caught out completely when I asked him to have a conversation with me in Arabic. He speak to someone in the background and then hangs up. LOL (If you get a call from Sheikh Ahmed (apparently Cop from Deira Police Station), Mohammed, Zareen Khan, Sayda Khan or any other names, please do not even entertain).

Also, if they threaten you, just hang up the phone and DON't STRESS as NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU! Also, download the recorder app on your phone and record their conversation, you could use this to lock them out of the name and google for good.

Meanwhile, I will be escalating this issue as I have recorded that call and will provide it to my mates who are cops in Dubai (as I am born and raised in UAE, which clearly Sheikh Ahmed :) didn't know). My mate mentioned they would be able to put out an official statement in the UAE and name these websites in there and get them blocked.

Please note that: Yes, they have stated their refund policy but in order to process that refund policy they have to answer your emails or calls. No such things exists.

DO NOT PAY THEM ANYTHING, THEY CAN'T FIND YOU ANY JOB.

THEY PAY THEIR BILLS BY SCAMMING PEOPLE, BE AWARE!

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the truthwillsetyoufree
US
Sep 25, 2018 1:53 pm EDT

Keith brown from gulfcareers.in

Approached me today called me and sold me the wages accomadation etc and i had an inteview lined up... paypal payment was also mentioned... but when i asked him to send me an email in writing... his email was so poor and the fact he had no signature was what gave it away...

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Law Abiting Citizen
US
Oct 02, 2018 6:12 am EDT

Totally agree... this company is a complete scam run by a bunch of low-life, scum of the earth individuals who do not have the intelligence to string together a competent sentence. Avoid gulfcareers.in like the plague, they are only trying to con you out of your money as they do not have any connections to businesses in the Middle East and cannot get a job/interview for anyone. A so-called recruiter called "Mohammad" is not a Muslim at all, he is just another low-life individual from India portraying himself to be something that he is not... another con-artist trying to take your money. They claim that they offer a refund, but they do not refund your money and are just another company from India with criminals trying to take advantage of qualified people looking for work abroad

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nbaforever
US
Oct 03, 2018 3:56 am EDT

Thanks for this post! I just had a call from someone claiming to be keith brown from gulfcareers.in who asked so many question regarding my previous job and salary! The minute he told me I have to pay $49 processing fee I started googling. I told him to email whatever he told me and I will reply (as if). He also asked for my paypal account. I'm taking off my CV from naukrigulf. It's just too risky.

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kthen
US
Oct 10, 2018 1:39 am EDT

Do their emails look like this ?haha

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Neil Davison
US
Oct 22, 2018 1:58 pm EDT

Just received a call this morning from this very company, an agent by the name of Imran Khan but unfortunately not the cricket legend!
Offering an amazing opportunity in Dubai with all of the benefits mentioned by other people above...price has now gone up though $149 they wanted to process my documents to the employers.
Don’t fall for it people, as well all know...legit agents will not charge the candidates, they make enough from their placements.

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Gary hall 68
US
Oct 30, 2018 7:00 am EDT
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I had a email today from them

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Irfan Hussain 12
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Nov 02, 2018 4:06 am EDT
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Hello,

Myself Irfan hussain one of the MANAGER of "Gulf careers recruitment firm".

The customer who has complaint regarding our organisation has been contacting the complaint board to remove the complaint as we have provided him the refund as he willing to withdraw his application from our end.

As we do have a policy that if any candidate who is not getting any service or we got failed to provide him the service we will be refunding him the whole amount which he/her has paid to adopt the service.

we too also contacted complaint board regarding the issue which has been resolved but we are not getting responses from them .

we do have proof of the attachments where the candidate has been emailed us that the issue has been resolved and the proof of complaint board where they are not responding to us.

Please don't believe in rumors.

If you have any queries regarding this you can directly contact us on our email
support@gulfcareers.in

Thanks & Regards.

Irfan Hussain ! Manager.

Gulf careers.

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Irfan Hussain 12
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Nov 02, 2018 4:19 am EDT
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Hello Everyone,

Myself Irfan Hussain, A Manager of Gulf careers recruitment firm .
we are getting mails from last three months that we have not received any complaint on the complaint Board but still we are facing an issue with reviews that has been posted and the issue has also been resolved but still the candidates are unable to remove those complaints.

The candidate has contacted them but he is not getting any from there side so we are posting these messages for our customers that don't believe on the above as we are genuine in the process.

Please find the proof of mails that we are getting from complaint board everymonth.

Thanks & Regards.
Irfan Hussain !Manager.
Gulf careers !
Email Id:- irfanhussaingulf@gmail.com

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#UAEgobbsmacked
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Feb 10, 2019 2:40 am EST

Hello Mr. Irfan Hussain

I am trying to convince myself on the authenticity of your involvement with Gulf Career. Surely, your work email address can't be a Gmail account. Being a Manager of the company, just like the other scammers, your email id should also be from the same domain.

Just to let you know, I have emailed to support@gulfcareers.in and copied your all other female scammers, asking for refund and had no response till date.

Please let me know, if you have any explanation to this.

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Vijayan Raman kuti
US
Feb 02, 2019 3:48 am EST

Hi there,

I have got scammed by this Imran Khan from Gulf Careers. in.

Asking me to do payment for $129.
Unfortunately I paid it for my husband's job opportunity.
End of the day, no phone calls or reply from this guy..

Its totally scam...
Please don't pay anything till you got a job and secured as well.

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#UAEgobbsmacked
US
Feb 10, 2019 2:28 am EST

Hello all

Its good to see that I am not alone. I am based in Australia and was looking for work in Dubai. I also received calls from Zareen Khan with a weird accent( pronouncing Australia as Hostralia) .

Asked for the copies of my certifications and of course the enrollment fee. I was foolish enough to provide everything and now chasing my money back. I emailed them 3 time already. No response so far.

These scumbags from Hyderabad obviously will never be caught but would like to warn as many people as possible.

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Literate indian
US
Jun 08, 2022 4:02 am EDT

Thank you for highlighting .. i was just checking how legit it was...

I Got the following email

Greetings from Gulf.Jobs-line.com!

As discussed over the telecon/Phone please find the service email and terms and conditions for the services.

Jobs-Line is a pioneer in rendering HR Solutions across the Globe. It is a combined venture of leading and experienced HR Professionals, Engineers & Masters. The company laid its roots from basics of HR Management, thereby bringing a unique approach to cater the requirements of our Clients. We recruit across various verticals for multinational corporations as well as leading business houses. Over the past years, we have been able to shape the careers of numerous professionals. Our strong beliefs and values define what we stand for and determine how we work.

Our rigorous screening procedure ensures quality output within specific time frames. You can completely rely on us to handle even the most critical requirements in the shortest possible time, which is of paramount importance in these evolving times. We keep abreast of the rapid developments that take place in the corporate arena and constantly review and upgrade ourselves to tackle these developments in the most effective manner.

Our primary business focuses Recruitment & Placement in 7 locations (Gulf, India, Canada, Australia, USA, Singapore, Malaysia ).

There is a position available for (Project Engineer) in one of the leading (Construction / Civil Engineering) industry based in (Dubai / Abu Dhabi) which suits your qualifications and experience as demonstrated by your resume on one of the job boards.

We have short-listed your resume to the above mentioned requirement directly with our client. If your are open for a change, we will Apply your resume to prospective clients in above mentioned location

Below are the details of Salary & Benefits:

* Some decent package " and usual Blah blah blahsssss

Below are our terms and conditions:

The total fee of the services is 500USD out of which you pay 200USD upfront and remaining 300USD will be charged from your first month salary after you secure a job through Jobs-Line .

If the candidate does not require a replacement of an opportunity shown by Jobs-line.com or if we are unable to locate a suitable replacement within agreed time frame then Jobs-line.com will provide 50% refund of the original fee on their account to the candidate.

The service will be validity for a 90 days period.

The Client details will be disclosed only after registration process

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Prakash Jam
AE
Aug 08, 2022 6:36 am EDT

This is the owner's number of Gulf Jobs-line. Sai Krishna Tippani-[protected]

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Sharmini Gopinathan
MY
May 22, 2019 12:34 am EDT
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These fellas are a real scam. I got a call in January from the same Imran Khan so convincing and I paid USD 48 and until today no response from them since January. Until I paid they kept calling and emailing me. After payment all of a sudden no reply of emails. PLEASE BE AWARE. GULF PLACEMENT SERVICES IS A TOTAL SCAM.

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Darya-1234
Kuala Lumpur, MY
Sep 08, 2021 9:47 am EDT
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These people are scams. Before they were gulf career and now they have named themselves globalcareersolution. This Zareen Khan, Imran Khan were the people who contacted me. I paid a lot of money and I was foolish to believe their fake contract. They offer very good jobs with very high salaries. Don’t fall for them.

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Elias Kopti
US
Jun 14, 2022 4:26 am EDT

Hello guys just got a call today from

Some guy from sai neojobsgulf two positions and

The regustration fees is 99$ is it safe ?

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Chamindu Kalansooriya
US
Jun 25, 2022 5:55 am EDT

Hey Ellas, I got the same Call from some one called SAI for construction manager position recrutiment. I think this is a scam

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Prakash Jam
AE
Aug 08, 2022 6:50 am EDT

Totally Fraud.,

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Kiruai
Nairobi, KE
Jun 18, 2022 6:39 pm EDT
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Who has an idea about legit recruitment agencies for Gulf jobs?

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Prakash Jam
AE
Aug 08, 2022 6:42 am EDT
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Its Fake.,

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Prakash Jam
AE
Aug 08, 2022 6:55 am EDT
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it's fake the owner number is

nineeighteightfivezerotwofoureightsevennine

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jobsline
US
Aug 16, 2022 3:00 am EDT

Sir,

Firstly do let us know as you have mentioned this is fake in what sense is it?

Foremost i request you to let us know the issue as we are a genuine company and would like you to bring in to our notice if you have any issue in regards to our company.

Kindly share your mail and contact so that we can further look into it and solve the issue if any.

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jobsline
US
Aug 16, 2022 3:34 am EDT

Sir as mentioned earlier its not a fake company please feel free to contact (info@jobs-line.com).

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Prakash Jam
AE
Aug 08, 2022 6:42 am EDT

The Owner Number of Gulf Jobs-line.com., Sai Krishna-[protected].,

Full Address

Vasavi Nagar, Karkhana, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Pincode

500015

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Atique AA Shirazi
US
Aug 11, 2022 6:21 am EDT

Gulf.jobs-line.com this is big scammer compnay they just take money from you and then never revert you back from me they have taken 350 USD and now over 60 das no job offer nor any comunnications form there side thou i just make emails reminders & hats app but just all in vein and loosing time and money... be careful of this company guys. contact person who was in touch wth me is Aliza Khan

+[protected]

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Atique AA Shirazi
US
Aug 11, 2022 6:31 am EDT

gulf-jobs-line.com this is big scammer compnay they just take money from you and then never revert you back from me they have taken 350 USD and now over 60 das no job offer nor any comunnications form there side thou i just make emails reminders & hats app but just all in vein and loosing time and money... be careful of this company guys. contact person who was in touch wth me is Aliza Khan +[protected]

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Atique AA Shirazi
US
Aug 11, 2022 11:35 am EDT

Aliza khan +[protected]

fake people just take money and then no response

i am asking for refund over 1 month no one picks calls not respond to whatsapp nor emails

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Atique AA Shirazi
US
Aug 27, 2022 6:39 am EDT

Gulf.jobs-line.com this is big scammer compnay they just take money from you and then never revert you back from me they have taken 350 USD and now over 60 das no job offer nor any comunnications form there side thou i just make emails reminders & hats app but just all in vein and loosing time and money... be careful of this company guys. contact person who was in touch wth me is Aliza Khan

after my this post earlier someone called me and ask me to be patient named Rajesh or Rakesh,

nut now 2 weeks passed nothing positive also

i am asking refund by email s but no one is respodng

also they ask me to remove this post/ complaint which i made earlier on 11th august

just needed is refund nothing else...

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Leonore Celento
US
Aug 30, 2022 3:21 am EDT

Hi. Do you think this is legit?

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Atique AA Shirazi
US
Sep 29, 2022 3:59 am EDT

after my post earlier DATED 11TH AUGUST someone called me and ask me to be patient named Rajesh or Rakesh,

But now 6weeks passed nothing positive also

i am asking refund by email s but no one is responding

also they ask me to remove this post/ complaint which i made earlier on 11th august

just needed is refund nothing else...

THIS COMPANY AND PEOPLE ARE FAKE JUST TAKE MONEY THEN NEVER REVERESE BACK

Aliza

Aliza|HR Manager

Email: - aliza@jobs-line.com

Web: - https://gulf.jobs-line.com

Contact: - +[protected]

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Dubai123
Dubai, AE
Feb 09, 2023 12:18 am EST
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Most of these sites are scams. Another one to that list is gulfcareersme.com. Same modus operandi. Call from a hyd call center after you access their website. They promise you a dedicated account manager and resume services. They charged $600. The person who contacted was Sara@gulfcareersme.com. Avoid like the plague.

My two cents. If website offer these services, ask for a written agreement with all their deliverables listed down, that is docusigned by both parties. Insist on a payment plan which is contingent on them delivering on their promises.

Never pay upfront.

Again http://gulfcareersme.com/ is a scam

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vinay kumar
US
Apr 16, 2023 7:50 pm EDT
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https://www.vgulfrecruiters.com/workForce_hrHiring.php

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Binu Manickkam
US
Jun 03, 2023 7:21 am EDT
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I was approached by shruti.raparthy@vgulfrecruiters.com mentioning three employers are interested in profile and can provide details as soon as I pay the subscription fees. Since then, no updates and no response to calls. They are based in Hyderabad and looks to be a real fraud, they keep track of sites like Naukri and use some consulting companies to download our profiles, in this case, they used Muktha Info Solutions Pvt Limited. When asked, she mentioned, its their parent company.

https://www.vgulfrecruiters.com/workForce_hrHiring.php

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Binu Manickkam
US
Jun 05, 2023 12:48 am EDT
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Beware of VgulfRecruiters, they are real fraud.

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Ankit_T
Bengaluru, IN
Jul 14, 2023 6:22 am EDT

I received call from gulfcareer.me. I had one round of interview with an organization which seems like genuine company from San Jose CA which has their branch in Dubai. But can't say if the interviewer was from the organization.

Moreover, after two days I received email from the employer stating that I need to clear technical round and for that I need speak with recruitment agency and fulfil the mandatory requirement, one of which is getting certified. Recruitment agency which is gulfcareer.me. Then have called me and told me that I have cleared my first round interview. However, organization needs certified candidate from UAE HRD and I should get the certification done asap. Hence, suggested them to guide me with this, upon which I received an email with following link http://hrd-trainings.com. And if I check my course and certification cos, its 995 AED for course and 100 AED additional for certification.

Looking at the cost of the course, I think this is some new kind of scam. Hence, I replied them back stating that I am looking for job, hence, I cannot afford this certification. My gut feelings says, this is definitely some kind of scam.

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GPSelvan91
US
Aug 08, 2023 4:38 pm EDT
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What happened finally as I have received the same

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nidhin sudhakaran
US
Aug 23, 2023 6:12 am EDT
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Hi Ankit, I am in the same situation. It was careersgulf.me. I have been selected for the final round, but they are asking for mandatory certification. Dont know if it's genuine

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Alex7890
US
Sep 04, 2023 11:46 am EDT
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Hi Ankit,

Any update ?

What happened next ? Did you complete the mandatory certification course ?

Please update here as I am also in the same situation.

Thanks

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zarid.q11
US
Sep 07, 2023 4:13 am EDT
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Hi, you are right it was a scam, thankfully i followed my gut and realized its a scam

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3ayyad
Beirut, LB
Dec 19, 2023 1:12 am EST
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I am an engineer located in Doha/Qatar and looking for new job, I received a call from Sultana on behalf of iqjobsgulf.com pretending to have 2 vacancies for me one in Doha and the other in Dubai. While the fees they requested were only 500 QAR which is cheap relevant to other scam companies saying that this is registration fees and am already shortlisted. Paying any amount in advance always makes me suspicious so I requested 24 hours to investigate about the issue and definitely they get upset but without any other choice. The next day I called the company in Doha directly and asked about any agreement with this company and they denied, even the position I was promised for is not listed as available in the company. I went back to the recruiter website and toggled in it, it looks like very basic with lot of missing pages and fake positions, no details no information’s.

That is it, this is definitely a scam company.

Note the: the afforded salary and benefits were too good considering the current market and no construction situation.

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