Planning to work in Malaysia? Beware of Internet recruitment scam
Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday warned Filipinos planning to work in Malaysia about a recruitment scam being perpetrated through the Internet.
Baldoz aired the warning after receiving a report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Kuala Lumpur saying there are mails proliferating in the Internet on an alleged notice from the Immigration Department of Malaysia about its visa processing requirements.
“Such notices are a hoax and prospective workers for Malaysia should be very wary about answering these hoax emails,” Baldoz warned.
She explained that the alleged notice from the immigration authority is sent as an e-mail to a prospective applicant informing him of a pending appointment letter from a certain company, Mobil Oil Company, which allegedly requests for the processing of the applicant’s documents.
In a sample email received by a prospective applicant, labor attaché to Kuala Lumpur Hassan …

















