[Resolved]  Scam — OCEAN BRIDGE SHIPPING INDUSTRY JOB OFFERS IS A SCAM

Hi,
My name is Claudia and I live and work in the uk, for a government service for over 3 years. The Ocean Bridge Shipping industry came to my attention when my sister’s boyfriend asked me to help him with information in relation to visa for uk as he had received a contract from the above company-contract similar to the ones I have seen queries about on this site.
I JUST WANT TO INFORM YOU ALL WHO HAVE RECEIVED SIMMILAR CONTRACTS that THESE ARE SCAMS IN ORDER THAT THE SCAMMERS GET YOUR MONEY AS VISA FEES. THE FORM THAT THEY SENT YOU AS A VISA FORM IS A FAKE ONE. PLEASE SEE THE VISA FEES AND THE REAL FORM ON THE UK GOVERNEMENT SITE: www.ukvisas.gov.uk. Once you get on the site click on ‘How to apply’ and then click on ‘Visa forms’ -you will find the real form for a uk visa. Also, if you click on How to apply and then Visa fees’, you will see that a uk visa for employment is 215 British pounds and not 900 as you were requested to pay.
All visas to the Uk need to be approved by the Home Office UK Border Agency, which is the governmental British body that deals with visas. you can also find information about uk visas on the Home Office UK Border agency website.

there is a company called Oceanbridge, but its not a British company and its name is one word and not two words as on your contracts.

GOOD LUCK WITH MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION IN REGARDS TO THE ABOVE MATTER!
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Aug 14, 2020
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Thanks Claudia for the detailed information. I got the same contract a few days ago. It took me about 15 minutes to realize that it's fake.
However, what infuriates me is that the Police Cyber Crime Unit in the UK let's these people to work in the open. I mean surely there must be a way to track them down.

Even if they are operating from outside the UK "Most probably Africa", they should also pursue them
since they are impersonating a false legal office "among many other charges".

Besides what kind of a self respecting law firm would use a HOTMAIL account. Not to mention that they are asking to wire them the ticket fees. Here where they act as dumb:
"Applicants who do not require Visa to enter the U.K MUST submit their Flight ticket fees to the Williams Chambers for the booking and purchase of their flight from London city."

Why is it that most if not all scams originate from Africa??
I mean do they stamp them on their arse as scammers when they are born!!!
praise the lord, thak you claudia, i also recieved same contract(and i have 20 years experience as a maintainance engineer) without applying i received called from this people, & they make a contract letter such a way that anybody will try to apply, but one thing before applying i checked on the google search &found your name also lot of other people.
thanks to you & other who share their own thougts to others benift, we have to write this type of things to the crime branch who can trace this people to give the punishment.i also like to give my advice to others do not trust this type of offers which give you higher salaries which is not possible.
thanks claudia for this detail.
hey,
Claudia yr efforts are worth praising cause they would save many from getting cheated. I mean every body would like to get handsome job in London but the company without proper website such as this ocean bridge and the solocitter firms like william chamber solliciters ( who might have allowed them to use their name for visa processors) will only shatter there dreams very crualy. I a 20 yr experienced engineer although understood and told my wife the moment i got this E-mail that this is a scam, am still wondering how such people would be stopped. Currenly iam querriying another such job offer from different company " BIMCO Shipping Industry u.k."
As i have also received the same Job letter notification and i really did not know what should i do as this seems to be quite alluring but at the same time catch me in chaos that why they are asking me not to contact te U.K ammbssey directly to apply for visa and also after reading the above comments i am sure that this is mallicious and fake.They are fooling us but still for confirmation i will turn thier offer down and will see if they are really gonna chas me to accept it or not.

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