I have been received a very nice job offer by ZAIN LUX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, to be assign in Accra , Ghana?

	I have been received a very nice job offer by ZAIN LUX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, to be assign in Accra , Ghana? Republic of Ghana, Kindly advise me if this is a reality. Is there any huge projects in Accra Ghana? Accordingly, this company was based from UK & Ghana per email sent to me by the concern employer, but to my search this company was based in Michigan U.S. Second, Is this company " Zain Lux Construction Company" has real operation projects in Ghana, Accra? Please advise me. Asked By: Mr. Dan - 5/9/2009

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I am an experienced engineer, I also received an attractive offer letter form Zain Lux Construction Company. The letter was signed by George Azan, Human Resources Representative. I was instructed in my offer leeter to contact AFRILINE TRAVELS LIMITED, located at level 1-4-6 Howitt Street, West Legon, Accra-Ghana. My offer like yours was attractive.They mentioned no money up front.They even offered to pay me (3) months in advance. Of course, the money will be put in an off - shore account, the offer letter states. This is what I have done. 1-Wrote the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, asking for information on this company and an know schemes regaring employment opportunities in Ghana. 2- Written David Mensah, Chief Recruiting Offier for clairification. 3-Written AFRILINE Travels, and asked them to call me. Since it was the weekend, I haven't recedived any information back. However,I did research the company. I discovered that they are not listed on Dunn & Bradstreet, THeir wb site eludes to numerous articles written about them, however when you attempt to open it, it diconnects from the internet. This leads one to beleive that their is no real articles, the company mentions that they have done work at Ann Arbore Michaign, USA. However, their is no record of this company with the state of Michaign. I can't even find them in the United States. I can't even find any information on the corporate officers they have listed. It should be mentione that the only mention of money "UP-FRONT" is the visa requirements and the expedited service the travel service is suppose to do. I haven't gotten a price back from them yet. By the way I intend to call the Ghana Embassy on Monday. Lets see what happens Answered By: BLACKJACK - 5/10/2009

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Trust me, there are several Ghanaian graduates without jobs in Ghana..some scam artist use this form of approach on foreigners b/c foreigners won't mind in investing in a lucrative job offer...The company's name is too "fancy" to be legitimate in Ghana (Zain is the name of a cellphone company and Lux is a name of a soap bar)..Don't send money to anybody you don't know very well yet... Answered By: Zicci - 5/13/2009

I received one too ,i think is a fake ,same 15 000 sterlins??/month?? Answered By: alexa - 5/12/2009

This scammer, who may actually be Nigerian probably used the Zain name because Zain is a major cell phone/technology company in Ghana. Therefore making the whole thing look more legitimate. http://www.gh.zain.com/en/phone-services/one-network/index.html I hope that they catch the guy. Answered By: Sampson - 5/12/2009

It's a scam Answered By: paul v - 5/12/2009

Be very careful i lived in accra for a while Answered By: ♥~ Twinkle 13~♥ - 5/11/2009

A friend and I have also been offered contracts with this "company". My friend found that the officers of the company are part of a real company in Michigan and were not aware of the use of the photos or website under a different name. The legitimate company in Michigan is pursuing the issue also. I've sent an email to AfriLinerTravels but haven't received a response. My next step is to the "company" email account and try there. I wouldn't send any passport infor or SSN's as it' may be just a well-organized scam for id theft. Answered By: AndyC - 5/11/2009

I work for Clark Construction Company((http://www.clarkcc.com), the real site that Zain Lux Construction Company stole their content from. The Zain Lux offers are a scam, and we are pursuing shutting down this fake site. Answered By: zack - 5/11/2009

I also rec'd this job offer today in my inbox. I've read the above comments - and noted that if you look at the staff page on the Zain Lux website, the same people's pictures are there as are shown on the Clarkcc.com website. HOWEVER THE LAST NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. Stupid move on the part of the scammers. We have a ministry office in Ghana - so I had the worker there check it out. His reply: Sandi, Its a real scam. I just called the number asking for direction so that I come there tomorrow. Just as he heard that, he switched off his cell phone and its still off till now. He is nigerian living in Ghana. His ascent is pure nigerian. Yours In Christ, SELASI KOFFI ACKOM President / Founder Rescue Aid Foundation CELL: +233 24 341 6836 President [at] rescuesouls [dot] org www.rescuesouls.org Answered By: Sandi - 5/11/2009

Well like all of you I too was emailed a employment offer! I have made no attempt to contact anyone and belive this is someones sick, childish, pathetic choice to give people hope in a low moral employment situation! I don't get it cause they have asked for no money? Think about it??? did anyone call you or email you to see if you were able to perform the work? And since when do muslims work in africa! I guess my ????? is what do they get out of this stupid little act? Source(s): none? common sence! Answered By: Randall - 5/11/2009

Guy, this is a scam. If you bite on their bait, you are going to have an Identityy crisis. They could nail you on three possibe fronts: the travel agency will request confidential information that will be used to create your twin, the off shore account will be raided for any funds you put in to open the account, last, you may of just gotten a virus. God gave us a special finger on each hand. I suggest you make an outline of this special finger, attach it to an E mail, and send it to them. Good luck on your job search. Answered By: Donald - 5/11/2009

Hi, I have received a similar offer too. They have asked me to contact some AFRILINE TRAVELS LTD for my work permit. Pls let me know if this could be genuine. I have done some search on this but found nothing sustantial. Answered By: Slal - 5/10/2009

Don't look for jobs like these over the internet, they might be fake... Ghana on it's own is a pretty good country, not as bad as you think... They have plenty of food for their small population... They used to be known as Gold Coast and the Ashanti and Ewe are interesting tribes... Just enjoy beiong around a lot of Black people, that's all Answered By: Jim - 5/9/2009

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