The Department of Migrant Workers has warned against call center jobs in other countries offered on social media, which often require an immediate departure from the Philippines.
According to a DMW post on Facebook, those who take up the fake job offers are sent by syndicates to Thailand, Singapore or Vietnam as tourists, before being taken to nearby Cambodia, Myanmar or Laos to work as scammers.
Recently, Nigeria appears to have been added to the list of places favored by illegal recruiters of Filipinos.
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A separate advisory said a group of Filipinos has been arrested in Abuja and Lagos recently over allegations of cybercrime, economic sabotage and violations of Nigerian immigration laws.
It turned out the Filipinos were recruited to travel to Nigeria from Dubai, United Arab Emirates on tourist visas, and were made to believe that they would be issued work permits on arrival in Nigeria.
In truth, the Nigerian government does not allow the conversion of tourist visas to work permits. Filipinos who wish to work there are required to first secure a Subject to Regularization visa from the Nigerian embassy in the Philippines.
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The DMW advises the public to first verify the job offers made to them online, and to remain cautious to avoid falling victim to illegal recruiters.
They should also resist any attempts to involve them in third-country deployment as this is not only illegal under Philippine laws, it could also leave them easy targets for crime syndicates.
Those who wish to report to DMW any possible illegal recruitment offer may send an email to airtipinfo@dmw.gov.ph or on its Facebook page: DMW Anti-Illegal Recruitment and Trafficking in Persons Program.
