[Resolved]  Hilton Hotel — Asking advance fee for processing of work permit

Sir,
I received a mail ragarding the employment opportunity in the UK. They are telling my resume is fit for the job in the UK. Now they have sent blank work permit. Please clarify whether this is fraud or not.
I have received the mail from "HILTON JOB RECRUITMENT/CAREER DEPT." <[protected]@hotmail.com>
"Uk Immigration Travellers" <[protected]@yahoo.com.hk>

Dear Applicant

We are pleased to inform you that SHERATON GROUP,the owners of Five Star Hilton Hotels wishes to fill up some of its Vacant positions in Hilton Hotels in ther United Kingdom.

We have employment opportunities in all Hospitality,Catering,Clerical, administrative and engineering positions, The management of Hilton Hotel would need qualified and experience Candidates to fill up yhe positions below:
1. Business Manager
2. Associate Business Manager
3. Marketing Manager
4. Landscape Engineer
5. Associate Marketing Manager
6. Chef De Partie
7. Executive Sours Chef / Chef De Cuisine
8. Souse Chef

9. Banquet Sales Executive / Manager
10. Front Desk Supervisor
11. F & B Manager
12. Customer Relation Officer
13. Housekeeping Executive / Assistant
14. Team Leader Manager/Asst
15. Front Office / Guest Relations Executive / Manager
16. Travel Desk Manager
17. Loddy / Duty Manager
18. Asst Manager/F&B
19. Head / VP / GM-F&B
20. Office Assistant
21. Operation Manager
22. Associate Account Officer
23. Hotel Nurse

24. Junior Relationship Manager
25. Electric/electronic Engineers
26. Office Administration/ Manager
27. Business Analyst
28. Sales and Marketing Manager/Assistant
29. Assistant Restaurant Manager
30. Finance Manager
31. Associate Finance Manager
31. HR Operations Manager
32. Senior Relationship Manager
33. Executive / Master Chef
34. Maintenance and Technical Engineer
35. Mechanical Engineer
36. Medical Assistant
37. Security Guard
38.Chief Security Officer(Must have experience in Related Field)

If you are interested to start up employment, there is nice monthly salary, accommodation and free insurances for expartriate employees and more benefits.
DETAILS:
CONTINENTAL RECRUITMENT INC; with the mandate to recruit expatriate services employees' for the fulfillment of the requirements of Hilton HOTEL LONDON; "Hospitality FLARING PROJECT in LONDON, seek to write your consent after recommendation from our labour consultants (based on recent expatriate vacancies with our client.
Kindly send in your Current CV/Resume and application letter in Micro Soft format stating the particular position where you will like to take up in HILTON HOTEL LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

NOTE:Applicants who do not receive our mail directly are not permited to apply as each mail has its reference number assigned to it.

CONTRACT DURATION:
Level 1: 26 Months, and renewable only on satisfactory performance by employee.Level 2: Full time Interested candidates must have not less than 2 or 4 years experience in any of the above listed fields. Interested candidates should forward their resumes/CV with verifiable reference(s) as word attached document to:
E-Mail:hilton.[protected]@hotmail.com

Best Wishes.
Dr.Henry Mcdonald
Director/Chief Recruiter.
JOB RECRUITMENT/CAREER DEPARTMENT
HILTON HOTELS
The London Pavilion, 1 Piccadilly, London.WIJ7BX
Email:Dear Applicant

We are pleased to inform you that SHERATON GROUP,the owners of Five Star Hilton Hotels wishes to fill up some of its Vacant positions in Hilton Hotels in ther United Kingdom.

We have employment opportunities in all Hospitality,Catering,Clerical, administrative and engineering positions, The management of Hilton Hotel would need qualified and experience Candidates to fill up yhe positions below:
1. Business Manager
2. Associate Business Manager
3. Marketing Manager
4. Landscape Engineer
5. Associate Marketing Manager
6. Chef De Partie
7. Executive Sours Chef / Chef De Cuisine
8. Souse Chef

9. Banquet Sales Executive / Manager
10. Front Desk Supervisor
11. F & B Manager
12. Customer Relation Officer
13. Housekeeping Executive / Assistant
14. Team Leader Manager/Asst
15. Front Office / Guest Relations Executive / Manager
16. Travel Desk Manager
17. Loddy / Duty Manager
18. Asst Manager/F&B
19. Head / VP / GM-F&B
20. Office Assistant
21. Operation Manager
22. Associate Account Officer
23. Hotel Nurse

24. Junior Relationship Manager
25. Electric/electronic Engineers
26. Office Administration/ Manager
27. Business Analyst
28. Sales and Marketing Manager/Assistant
29. Assistant Restaurant Manager
30. Finance Manager
31. Associate Finance Manager
31. HR Operations Manager
32. Senior Relationship Manager
33. Executive / Master Chef
34. Maintenance and Technical Engineer
35. Mechanical Engineer
36. Medical Assistant
37. Security Guard
38.Chief Security Officer(Must have experience in Related Field)

If you are interested to start up employment, there is nice monthly salary, accommodation and free insurances for expartriate employees and more benefits.
DETAILS:
CONTINENTAL RECRUITMENT INC; with the mandate to recruit expatriate services employees' for the fulfillment of the requirements of Hilton HOTEL LONDON; "Hospitality FLARING PROJECT in LONDON, seek to write your consent after recommendation from our labour consultants (based on recent expatriate vacancies with our client.
Kindly send in your Current CV/Resume and application letter in Micro Soft format stating the particular position where you will like to take up in HILTON HOTEL LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

NOTE:Applicants who do not receive our mail directly are not permited to apply as each mail has its reference number assigned to it.

CONTRACT DURATION:
Level 1: 26 Months, and renewable only on satisfactory performance by employee.Level 2: Full time Interested candidates must have not less than 2 or 4 years experience in any of the above listed fields. Interested candidates should forward their resumes/CV with verifiable reference(s) as word attached document to:
E-Mail:hilton.[protected]@hotmail.com

Best Wishes.
Dr.Henry Mcdonald
Director/Chief Recruiter.
JOB RECRUITMENT/CAREER DEPARTMENT
HILTON HOTELS
The London Pavilion, 1 Piccadilly, London.WIJ7BX
Email:hilton.[protected]@hotmail.com
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Dear, Pramod E P,
This office has carefully gone through your resume and considered you for employment.
You are advice to print out the last column of the Contract letter
documents. sign and return a copy to us via email which simply shows
your sign of acceptance of this offer
Kindly go through the attached file and contact our authorised Visa agent for your
traveling documents to joining our team.
UK IMMIGRATION GLOBAL AGENCY SERVICES
Email:[protected]@yahoo.com.hk
CONTACT PERSON: Barr. James Robinson
Tel:[protected]
Best Wishes
Dr.Henry McDonald
[protected]
The London Pavilion, 1 Piccadilly,
London.WIJ7BX
Director/Chief Recruiter
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HILTON HOTELS
22 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom W1K 1BE
Tel: [protected] [protected] APPOINTMENT/CONTRACT LETTER
After Evaluation of your resume, we found you qualified to work with our team. Your Application Reference: WL/7L/1GE/ UK. This represents your name .There is no interview for expatriate employees. Reason, all expatriate employees are expected to go through 10 days compulsory training/orientation program in their area of employment upon resumption. The 10 days compulsory training/orientation program will be carried out by professionals in related discipline. On the above subject matter. The management of HILTON HOTEL hereby congratulates you on your successful emergence based on detailed recruitment by our official recruitment consultants. HILTON HOTEL RECRUITMENT SERVICES.
You have been employed as Sales and Marketing Manager. You will be expected to go through 6 days compulsory training/orientation program upon your resumption. Your job location is London United Kingdom. Hence, we seek to employ your services as a professional for the provision of professional services as stipulated in the following acts in this document. This document embodies the approved terms for the purpose of this contract.
Further details are as follows:
GBP 4,900 (Four Thousand Nine Hundred pounds only) monthly/take-home (After tax), Sterling or Euros equivalent depending on Home country and currency preference.
LOCATION: LONDON, UK.
WL/7L/1GE/ UK
START DATE: 2nd/03/2010
2.0 CONSULTING PERSONNEL
You shall be expected to work with a prime experienced HILTON HOTEL team with the mandate to provide excellent services as stipulated in this contract document.)
3.0 JOB COMMENCEMENT/ LOCATION
The work Environment will be within the work metropolis of experienced HILTON HOTEL . You are to report immediately to the Human Resource/Recruitment Director (Dr.Henry Mcdonald) upon arrival to conclude prospects of screening and other logistics.
4.0 SALARY INDICATION
YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE GBP 4, 900.00 (FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED POUNDS MONYHLY)
Funds can be transferred to any Bank designated by you and this must be in conformity with the present tax situation of the Country.
5.0 ALLOWANCES/ ENTITLEMENTS
Hazard/Inconveniences: GBP 1,000 .00 Pounds (Monthly)
Car Maintenance: GBP 500 Pounds (Monthly)
House & Furnishings: GBP 9,000 Pounds (Yearly)
Entertainment & Recreation: GBP 950.00 Pounds (Monthly)
Travel & Events: GBP 1, 550.00 Pounds (Monthly)
6.0 GRANTS & LOANS
Old Hem Housing Loan: 1-year service to HILTON HOTEL is required for eligibility.
Starter’s amount will be GBP 12,575.00 Pounds, can be re-paid within 10 years with GBP US$0.00 Pounds interest.
Lieu Car Loan: All Employees are eligible to apply.
Starter’s amount will be GBP7,045.00 Pounds, can be re-paid within 2 years with GBP US$0.00 Pounds interest.
New Orleans Business Loans: All Employees are eligible to apply for loan.
Starter’s amount will be GBP 11,000.00 to GBP US$19,000.00 Pounds
After sending one month in Hilton Hotel.
7.0 PAID LEAVE PERIOD/ TRAVEL
All Employees are entitled to 1 months Paid Leave which can be taken once at a time or 2weeks apart one different period.

All Employees will receive GBP 2,180.00 Pounds Take home for each leave Period.
Employer for each Inter-continental trip shall pay GBP 1,520.00 Pounds flat rate travel/entertainment allowance to employee. Travel shall be by business class/first class. Employer shall also take care of employees' travel ticket including that of employees' family only on employee’s early notification to employer and as shall be requested by employee.
8.0 EXPENSES BEFORE TRAVEL BY EMPLOYEES
Expenses made/incurred by the employee related to job before commencement of duties or Expenses made during Travel Plans, Processing of Travel Particulars ETC will be substantiated with proof and Employer will reimburse the Employee not later than Ten (10) working days after submission of Employee’s expense Report and original copies as proofs of such Expenses.
Employer however agrees to reimburse fully all Travel costs and Expenses made by Employee.
Employer would not shoulder 100% costs for Travel Expenses, Processing of Work/ Resident Permit Papers of Employee before Work sign-on. This is to possibly evade losses that may be accrued to Employer should Employee decide to decline Job Offer after certain Expenses must have been made by Employer. This agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and proof of Expenses.
The first monthly salary shall be paid in advance after the Ten Days Orientation programmed before any employee of (HILTON HOTEL). Come down to her duty post officially, this is to enable HILTON HOTEL Staff settle all domestic needs which they incurred before travel. As such no excuses will be entertained on assumption of duty relating to default.
Payment of First Month’s salary is also geared towards making sure that all employees has enough money in his/her Bank account as the UNITED KINGDOM Expatriates Financial Statutory Law would demand (NEFSL)
All payment of Salary after assumption of duty in UNITED KINGDOM shall be 70% paid into an offshore account to be provided by employee with the remaining 30% paid locally in UNITED KINGDOM.
This is in line with the UK Expatriate Financial Statutory Laws.
9.0 FEEDING & ACCOMODATION
Newly recruited staff of HILTON HOTEL is expected to reside at the company’s Staff estate. There are FOUR BED-ROOM FLAT DUPLEX options for Employees to choose from,
Also, employees shall be expected to eat at the staff canteen free of charge, as there are dietary options for vegetarians and non-vegetarians.

10.0 MEDICAL EXPENSES
Employer will provide the employee with comprehensive Health care for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract for employee and family.
11.0 OFFICE ASSETS TO BE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYER .
Computer resources: Laptop Computer, 1.6 GHz Processor, 256 MB RAM, 24XCD-RW, 30GB Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Integrated Network Adapter, Internal 56K Modem, Spare Battery and Necessary Software. Full time Internet access is also made available.
Phones: Employer will provide each employee with one (1) landline and one (1) mobile telephone. This shall have a reasonable and limited credit limit application per month.

12.0 SAFETY & SECURITY
Safety and Security (Local/Foreign) and Facilities on Job Locations and communities are no small issues, and have been seriously considered to ensure and assure hitch free operations, all workers are entitled to security men at their Residential Quarters
All operations on Job Location are designed to adhere strictly to the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy.
13.0 TELECOMMUNICATION/ INTERNET FACILITIES
There are standard Telecommunication Facilities and Internet services at the disposal of all expatriates, and it shall be accessible to all Personnel (Local/Foreign) without any charge or expenses to be incurred.
Expatriates from the Local dealers/Service can obtain cellular Phone Providers in Work Metropolis but must be used in accordance with the safety regulations on Job Locations.

14.0 ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Recreational/Sports Facilities shall also be made available at the disposal of all expatriates with no expenses to be incurred. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service will also be made available to all Expatriates by the company's laundry and dry cleaning unit.
You shall be required to furnish us with your valid UK residence and work permits papers on or before the 28th Feb. 2010 as a proof of readiness to join the HILTON HOTEL project team in the due time as stipulated above for your job resumption with the HILTON HOTEL in UK and also to enable you receive your first monthly salary including your due entitlements/emoluments prior to your departure for services with the HILTON HOTEL in UK.
15.0 CONTRACT DURATION:
Your contract is expected to last for a period of 26 Months which is renewable only on satisfactory performance by employee.
16.0 OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WORK EMPLOYMENTS
i) That all expatriates considered for this job offer must be satisfactorily qualified.
ii) That all expatriates contacted must submit their original certificates and credentials to the Human Resources /Recruitment Manager for screening as soon as they arrive UK.
iii) That the company will only be responsible for 70% processing fees of expatriates traveling documents and work permit document etc.
iv) In lieu of 3 above, expatriates are expected to pay 30% of their processing fees to a reliable Legal Attorney that will be communicated to them in no distance time as soon as they have been consider/giving the job appointment.
v) All expatriates contacted and contracted for this engagement will have the Hard copy of their job contract engagement papers document been forwarded to the reliable Legal Attorney assigned to procure their traveling documents, immigration particulars, work permit, etc.
VI)That employee shall make him or herself available to resume work on 2nd March,2010.
These are strictly stated in the company MEMORANDUM and ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION and the company MODUS OPERANDI.
If the conditions stated above are acceptable to you, you are hereby directed to contact the designated travel consultant to embark on the processing of your relevant documents/immigration particulars to facilitate your travel to the UK for commencement of work.
THE LONDON HOME OFFICE / UK IMMIGRATION GLOBL AGENCY SERVICES LTD CONTACT DETAILS BELOW:
UK IMMIGRATION GLOBAL GENCY SERVICES
101 Knightsbridge , 605a Fulham Road,
London , United Kingdom,
SW1X7RN
Email:[protected]@yahoo.com.hk
Phone:[protected], [protected]
CONTACT PERSON: James Robinson
Designation: HEAD OF VISA/PERMITS OPERATIONS.
Note that all UK based employees' are to report personally to our office with identification materials for signing and collection of hard copy of their contract/Appointment documents. This is in line with the expatriate statuary law of the United Kingdom in compliance with the U.N. Terrorism Act. Find attached for other necessary related details of job.
Yours Sincerely
Dr. Henry Mcdonald
HUMAN RESOURCES/EMPLOYMENT DEPARTS:
SHERATON HOTELS AND TOWERS
PLEASE BE SURE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS AND CONDTIONS ATTACHED TO THIS CONTRACT BEFORE SIGNING.
I ACCEPT THIS JOB OFFER
Sign…………………………………………
I DECLINE THIS JOB OFER
Sign…………………………………………
PRINT, SIGN, SCAN & SEND TO OUR IMMIGRATION AGENT VIA EMAIL ATTACHMENT.

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UK IMMIGRATION SERVICE

101 Knightsbridge ,
605a Fulham Road,
London , United Kingdom,
SW1X7RN
[protected]


Attn:Pramod E P.,
We have received your e-mail, and your entry for a valid residence Permit to UK, having confirmed the validity of your appointment with your employer and also regards to the contract agreement.We have been supplied with hard copies of your employment documents and will continue processing your documents once you supply us with these bellow requirements.

Please Note that your visa/residence work permit and entry clearance document will be processed here in our office in London.. You are expected to fill your WORK PERMIT/ENTRY CLEARANCE DATA ASSESSMENT FORM attached to file and return it bacK to this office via email attachments.

Also,you are expected to to send the below to this office via email attachments.

1) International passport copy (The first two pages)
2) Colored passport size photograph (2inch/2ich,)

Upon the confirmation of the completed United Kingdom (UK) visa application form and the required passport copy and passport size photograph. You shall also be required to pay the below listed processional government /Immigration charges.

Break Down Of Involved Charges

A. RESIDENCE WORK PERMIT PROCESSING FEE ….............GBP210.00
B. RESIDENCE WORK PERMIT APPLICATION FEE…..............GBP50.00
C. COURIER DISPATCHMENT FEE…………….………...............GBP50.00
D. INSURANCE FEE ……………………………… ……………..... .GBP80.00
E. CONSULAR FEE ……………………………………………...... ..GBP120.00
Total = GBP510.00
The above total fees are for the processing of residence work permit/visa or entry clearance permit to enable you live and work in the United Kingdom.

Payment can be made to our authorized foreign broker's account, which will take few days to clear in our account here in the UK.

All payment receipt or evidence of remittance should be copied to HILTON HOTEL carbon copy (CC) for reference and reimbursements as contained in the contract agreements terms.

Family Visa..........
Employees with family status will pay processing charges of GBP800 per accompanying family member that is eighteen years and above. And will supply Scanned copies of their international passport copy and passport size photograph as earlier advised and will concurrently include their details as required while filling the Visa Form/Entry Clearance Form as will be sent to you.
We will furnish you with details for payment once we receive the UK visa application form well completed/filled and other listed requirement with advice regarding the preferred method of payment.

After sending the total visa fees, you will have to scan and e-mail the transfer slip to us, for confirmation.

As soon as your visa is ready, we will urgently courier the original residence work permit/visa and all the hard copies of your contract documents including your air ticket provided by your employer through our diplomatic courier services details to you.

Sincerely,
Barr.James Robinson,
Diplomant Legal Chambers,
101 Knightsbridge , 605a Fulham Road,
London , United Kingdom,
SW1X7RN
CONTACT NUMBER: [protected]