i ve got an offer from sheraton nigeria fake or true?

Question

Offer of Employment
SHARATON HOTEL AND RESORT
Address: SHARATON HOTEL AND RESORT Bonny Island No 56 Ladi Kwali Way.
P.M.B 8974,
FCT Abuja, Nigeria.
Web site: www.sharaton.net

JOB REF: ARI 67/21563 Date: 11 / 09/ 2007

DEAR DEEPAK PORE
We are pleased to offer you a position with SHARATON HOTEL AND RESORT. Your start date, compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment will be as set forth below and on EXHIBIT A.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
1. Position and Duties. HOTEL shall employ you, and you agree to competently and professionally perform such duties as are customarily the responsibility of the position as set forth in the job description.
2. Outside Business Activities. During your employment with HOTEL, you shall devote competent energies, interests, and abilities to the performance of your duties under this Agreement. During the term of this Agreement, you shall not, without HOTEL prior written consent, render any services to others for compensation or engage or participate, actively or passively, in any other business activities that would interfere with the performance of your duties hereunder or compete with HOTEL business.

3. Employment Classification. You shall be a contract Employee and shall be entitled to benefits as specifically outlined herein.
4. Benefits. You will also receive HOTEL standard employee benefits package (including health insurance), and will be subject to HOTEL vacation policy as such package and policy are in effect from time to time.
4.1 Death Benefit. Should Employee die during the term of employment, the HOTEL shall pay to Employee's estate any compensation due through the end of the month in which death occurred.
5. Authorization to work. Due to the second ministerial meeting between European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on terrorism which was held in Brussels on 12 October 2001. Where regulations adopted on Immigration Reform and Control Act, you will need to present documentation demonstrating that you have authorization to work in West Africa. This documents which include work permit and Resident permit will be obtain from the Nigerian Immigration Service in Nigerian
6. Severability. If any of the provisions of this Agreement are determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provisions shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make such provisions enforceable, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect to the extent the economic benefits conferred upon the parties by this Agreement remain substantially unimpaired.

DESIGNATION: DEMI CHEF DE PARTY
SALARY: USD: 18,150.00 per month (or Euros equivalent depending on home country and currency preference)
JOB LOCATION: FCT ABUJA NIGERIA.
RESUME WORK DAY: 31st October 2007
WORKING PERIOD: The Contract period is for one year and it can be renewed after one year contract period, and you will be working from Monday till Friday From 9am – 4pm.
JOB PROCEEDING/REQUIREMENT:
New employed and recruited for SHARATON HOTEL AND RESORT (And not presently possessing a valid ECOWAS Residence and Work Permits/Identification card) shall be expected to personally incur all expenses as shall be related to the processing, procurement and acquisition of their necessary permits clearance papers with the Nigerian Immigration Services and shall be duly reimbursed and will be substantiated with receipts and the employer will reimburse the employee not later than Five (5) working days after submission of employee’s expense report and receipts.
You shall be required to furnish us with your valid ECOWAS residence, work permits and identification card on or before the 22TH of SEPTEMBER, 2007 as a proof of readiness to join the SHARATON project team in the due time as stipulated above for your job resumption with the SHARATON in Nigeria and also to enable you receive your first monthly salary including your due entitlements/emoluments prior to your departure for services with the HOTEL in Nigeria.

However, for expatriate services employees who do not presently posses their valid Nigeria residence and Work Permits papers, they are to make contact with the address given below for directives and assistance on the acquisition and procurement of their Nigerian valid residence and work permits papers with the Nigerian Immigration Services here in Nigeria.

Nigeria Immigration Services,
2nd Floor, Fed. Secretariat Complex,
F.C.T ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Our Ref: Str/Twp-nisng05-07
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Contact Person: Comptroller Dr Mike A. Ademola
Designation: VISA / African Affairs/ Aliens Registration
Phone: [phone]
Note: All Nigerian based employees' are to report personally to our office with identification materials for signing and collection of hard copy of their contract documents. This is in line with the expatriate statuary law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in compliance with the U.N. Terrorism Act. Find attached for other necessary related details of job.
Congratulations on your success and we look forward to your arrival and we hope be the start of mutually satisfying work relationship.

MRS. RACHAEL EZINNE ONWUKA
HEAD, EXP. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
SHARATON HOTEL AND RESORT
CC: General Manager,
Expatriate Technical Support Services,
SHARATON, Nigeria


Sign:………….………

Answer 1

First of all they spelled Sheraton wrong. I don't know of many businesses that don't know how to spell their own name.

Second, Did you even apply for this job? That is usually a sign of a scam when you receive job offers you didn't apply for.

Third, Do you really think Sheraton is in the business of paying people over 200,000 a year to work in a hotel? You are not going to be the president of the hotel are you?

Fourth, This is coming from Nigeria. That is really all I had to see. They are famous for their scams. It is only a matter of time until they tell you that there is a "fee" for the immigration work permits.

Delete this, it is a scam

Answer 2

Fake. Sheraton is misspelled.
Things to think about: Did you send a resume to the Sheraton in Nigeria? Did anyone interview you? Did you fill out an application?

Do you still think it's legitimate? Fine...call them. Here is their address and phone number...the legitimate ones:
Ladi Kwali Way · Abuja, Abuja Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria
Phone: (234) (9) 461 2100

Remember, people that fall for these Nigerian scams and actually show up in the country are in extreme physical danger. I've sent the website to the actual Starwood/Sheraton company. Hopefully, they can get it closed down.

Answer 3

We can't really tell based on this letter. Call the Sheraton main headquarters and make sure that the person signing the letter is, indeed, an employee who is authorized to recruit new hires. Ask them to verify if the offer is real. Seems pretty odd that they only included an email address without a phone number. I don't mean to make sweeping generalizations but if I see that an offer, whatever it may be, is from Nigeria, I toss it.

Answer 4

Next time before you ask stupid questions, at least check the Web site and millions of other scamed people with this same e-mail.

THE Sharaton does not exist.
The Website does, becasue Nigerians aint stupid. they are the NUMBER ONE Thiefs in the world.
before any dumb a$$eS reply about that check your facts.


thank you Lori for sending that info: maybe we wont have to answer this again and agin and again.

Answer 5

Sharaton? Come on, dude, it's Sheraton!

I say it's a fake 100%. Check on http://www.oil-offshore-marine.com/bewarejobscams.php

Answer 6

Deepak, I had one of my contacts who is in Abuja to check it out. This is what he wrote to me - "Enquired at the reception - Sheraton does require a Chef de Pastry (party) at this moment.
The typical salaries are of the order of $700 to $1500 per month, so $18500 is more likely a yearly value rather than a monthly value."
I hope this will help you to decide.

Answer 7

did you apply for a job with this company? If you didn't then it is fake, surely? If you did apply to them, you need to phone up the person who interviewed you and check that everything is legitimate.
By the way, the salary looks fake to me - £18,000 US dollars a month for a chef???? You'd be lucky to get that per year anywhere else!

Answer 8

Dear deepak.even i had received this type of offer letter on 08/09/07.but i have got for the different designation but with the same job reffrence no.please do not take any step without proper knowledge.and if u get any type of information please do let me know and if i get any type of information i will surely let u know....

Feel free to call me any time my no. is 9811334099

Answer 9

Probably be a little more believable if they spelled SHERATON correctly.

Unless of course you applied to the SHARATON hotel.

Answer 10

If u applied for tat job before u follow this

Dont give money to anybody.
Not even a single Rupee.
If they r interested definitely they will call u at free of cost.

if u didnt apply before ignore tat mail