Comments on: Nigeria: Beware of Fake Nigeria Immigration Service, Central Bank, oil company websites

By: Oluniyi D. Ajao from Ghana

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:59:21 +0000

I am closing the comments section of this particular blog post as I am unable to respond to individual cases.

By: KARTHICKUMAR from Tamil Nadu, India

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:12:00 +0000

i have got an offer from a 5* deluxe property (intercontinental hotels groups) NIGERIA for the position of guest relation manager, and i have been asked to contact NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE,
fed. secretarial complex, FCT abuja, NIGERIA. PLS LET ME KNOW ITS CORRECT.
CONTACT PERSON:- DR. MICHEAL IZUCHUKWU( HEAD OF VISA)
pls let me know weather it is right concerned or not.

By: Joan Roma from Quezon City, Philippines

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:36:27 +0000

By the way, this afternoon, I got a call from a person claiming the he is from the Nigerian Immigration and asked as to when am I going to send my payment. He used this number to call me -+234803779. Is there a way you could track down this number and find out the exact location?Kindly inform me and send me a message. Again, thanks!

By: Joan Roma from Quezon City, Philippines

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:25:18 +0000

Good day!
I am Joan, 23 years old, and a graduate of BS HRIM from the Philippines. I have received an email from the recruitment office of a certain HOTEL HILSON INTERNATIONAL RESORT stating that I got an offer from the said hotel under the ownership of Sir. Lonel Richard, for the position of Restaurant Supervisor / Manager. I was surprised because I did not send any application to the said company. They sent me an employment letter, and undoubting as I am, I signed it and e-mailed it back to this address – recruitment.hotelhilson@yahoo.com, believing that it was sent in good faith. The next day, I have received an email from the Nigeria Immigration Service with this address – info.nigeriaimmigration_service@yahoo.com informing me that they have received my documents from Hotel Hilson and that I should fill out the visa form attached in their message and prepare the amount of $280 for the processing and courier charges. Hours after, I received another email from the Nigeria Immigration telling me that I should send my payment immediately through western union to a certain JERRY HARRIS, NIS Processing Manager. At that point, I decided to investigate before sending my payment and I found out that there is no HOTEL HILSON existing in Abia State. Also, the address of NIS –NIGERIAN IMMIGRATION SERVICES,
2ND FLOOR, FEDERAL SECRETERIAT COMPLEX,
P.M.B. 38.
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, OWEERI
IMO-STATE.NIGERIA,
E-mail;–info.nigeriaimmigration_service@yahoo.com
Tell–+234-805-980 9-757 – is the same address and contact number stated by the people who posted their queries on this site. The reason why I posted all of these here is to let the people of Nigeria or the authorities from Nigeria that this scam does not only happen within your country, but also to the countries in other continents. I am not a greedy person, but just an ordinary folk looking for a decent job to help my family with our daily expenses. I hope that the concerned department or authorities will do everything to crack down on these criminals so as to prevent them from victimizing innocent people. I look forward to your answer on this matter. Just send me an email (jfproma@gmail.com), and it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!

By: Asif Mahmood from Punjab, Pakistan

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:58:35 +0000

Human Resource Manger Mr. Carl Rudlof of Toonak Oil Nigeria Componey has offered me a post of Administrator Officer at Abuja and they asked me to send US $ 1095 to travel express for immegration, residence work permit and visa fees
Please confirm me is it fake company or real
Looking Forward for your immediate reply
Regards
Asif

By: Zinger from California, United States

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:45:43 +0000

I have a similar mail from intercontinental hotels and they are offering a bomb for Salary. Again asking for $ 1200 for visa processing whereas on the official nigerian website the fee mentioned is $42. COntact for Itercontinental hotel is Dr. Brown Hector and for visa processing is Dr Michael. I called up the Nigerian Embassy in India and they said that they will verify the details and get back to me, I have forwarded all the papers to them. I guess you guys can also contact the Nigerian Embassy in India and get the docs verified. I’ll let you guys know if I get a reply from the embassy. However, the IHG website is metioned as fake on this blog itself. So…..enjoy guys and keep applying till you get the real one

By: ratan from Delhi, India

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:50:22 +0000

Dear sir,
I have got a mail through intercontinantal hotel which is based on lagoes & the web sit is www. immigrationservicesnig .info & the contact person is Dr michael izuchukwu he is the head of visa/permits operations. As per mail.
Plz do the needfull as fast as u can…….

By: Faisal from Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:17:01 +0000

I had recieved an job offer from MRS. james Gregor Manager, Human REsource Dapartment, Total Petroleum PLC. Nigeria. e-mail: hr@nig-total.info c/O Mr. Walter Ford, Manager , Labour Consultancy. E-amil: labourconsultancytotalnig&gmail.com consisting of offer letter & job contract on behalf of Total Petroleum PLC, Nigeria for thier LPG project in Lagos, Nigeria. they need me to contact with labor consultancy office to procure work visa from work-permit@visa-immigration-gov-nig.com , within four days . after that all expances should be re-imbursable. What do you think it is fake or true?????

By: qunaldutta from Tamil Nadu, India

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:05:59 +0000

greeting of the day, i have got an offer from a 5* deluxe property (intercontinental hotels groups) NIGERIA for the position of chef, and i have been asked to contact NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE,
old fed. secretarial complex area,garki, abuja, NIGERIA.
CONTACT PERSON:- DR. MICHEAL IZUCHUKWU( HEAD OF VISA)
pls let me know weather it is right concerned or not
qunaldutta

By: sunil from Haryana, India

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:19:38 +0000

nigerian immigration services, 2 floor,secretriat complex,p.m.b 1629,owerri,immo state,nigeria
is this address is correct of nigeria immigration ofice