Job Seekers Please Beware of Arik Petroleum. They're a Big Scam!!

A company that goes by the name Arik Petroleum (http://arikpet.com/) has been confirmed by many to be a big scam!
The same group of Scammers operate with another name called Adax Petroleum Company (Please note that the real Addax Petroleum operates on a secure site at https://www.addaxpetroleum.com/ )


 A victim sent me a mail sent to him by them.

Find it below :


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Dear  <YourName>:

NOTIFICATION FOR TRAINING PROGRAM
This is to remind you that we are  yet to receive any of the required documents as stated in the email sent to you since 19th of April,2015, we are hereby sending you the email again to remind you of the new extended deadline which is on the  16th of July, 2015  as failure will result to cancellation of offer.
Since your application was screened and confirmed suitable for employment in our organization you are required to undergo our documentation process which is to confirm the authenticity and genuity of your certificates .
Like as stated in the first email sent to you, the below  documents are required to be sent to us on or before the deadline as stated above that is 16th of July, 2015.


REQUIREMENTS
1.      Photocopies of Academic Certificate.
2.      HSE Competent 3 Certificates (Health Safety and Environment).
3.      2 copies of Sized Photo Passport.
4.      NEBOSH General Certificate OR Nebosh Cover Slip (National Examination Board of Occupational Safety & Health)


All the above requirements must be submitted to our office , courier or email to the address below :

OFFICE ADDRESS
For any enquiries contact our hiring co-ordinator at our office below
Arik Petroleum Company
3 Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue,
Victoria Island , Lagoss State, Nigeria
Phone: 07067025767
Email : [email protected]
Website:  https://www.arikpet.com

To submit your documents through email ensure you contact us on phone for confirmation before submitting.

On confirmation and scrutinization of the above required documents Arik Petroleum  Company will  send  you the appointment letter which will confirm your appointment with our organization.

THE PROGRAM
The Arik Petroleum Company training program will last for 6months after which you will become a full staff of Arik Petroleum Company.
To know more about the 2015 training programme go to our website by CLICKING HERE

TRAINEE NUMBER
Your assigned Trainee Number for the 2015 Arik Petroleum Company training program is AR1949.

SALARY/BENEFIT
As per the company policy, you’ll be eligible to receive the following beginning on your hire date/resumption date.
Salary:  Monthly starting salary of N350,000 (Three hundred and Fifty thousand Naira monthly)
Monthly Training Bonus:  N30,000 (Thirty thousand Naira monthly).
Accommodation: Arik Petroleum Company provides free accommodation to all trainees/employee.
Complete details will be found in the appointment letter to be sent to you on confirmation of your documents.

RESUMPTION DATE
The resumption date for the Arik Petroleum Company training program is on the 17th of August, 2015.

We at  Arik Petroleum Company hope that you’ll accept this job offer by sending us all the mentioned requirements and look forward to welcoming you aboard.

Best Regards
Hiring Co-ordinator
Arik Petroleum Company
3 Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue,
Victoria Island , Lagoss State, Nigeria
Phone: 07067025767


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That was the mail Arik Petroleum Company sent to him.

Find below, his complaint to me.



Dear Jobzilla,
 
That was the Job Offer sent to me by Arik Petroleum, i didn't have NEBOSH CERTIFICATE AND HSE 1&3., I called them and inform them about it, they refer me to www.premiumgroup.com.ng. when i visited this website, i placed a call to them and the requested the total sum of N70,000.00 for me to get my NEBOSH and HSE CERTIFICATE 1&3. payable in different sum to the following accounts they text to me:

UGO ABAEZE (N30,000.00)
DIAMOND BANK
ACCOUNT NO: 9992129233

 AGBAJE ANTHONY (N20,000.00)
 DIAMOND BANK
ACCOUNT NO: 3331316256

 UGO KINGSLY (N20,000.00)
 DIAMOND BANK
 ACCOUNT NO: 9992761989

 After paying this money to them, they will go to www.senteacher.com to generate a fake certificate claiming it to be HSE 1&3 and NEBOSH Certificate.

THEIR CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 08064553565;  08102707059; 07067025767


It has also been observed that the same people, sometimes will tell you that their office is at

11 Adelaide Street,
Trans Amadi, Portharcourt,
Rivers State, Nigeria
Phone: 09051878245



Gush!! Everything about this email wreaks of scam. What exactly is this mail about? Is this an appointment letter? an invitation for interview/test? Or an award for certificates?  SMH.

We dey talk say people dey suffer for this country and then some morons somewhere will just be extorting money from unsuspecting victims.

If you've had any of such experience before, kindly share your story by sending me a mail at info[at]jobzilla.ng. 

Let's expose them one after the other so that it can get to the appropriate authorities. If we don't help ourselves, who will?

By the way, see a List of Fake Employers/Recruitment Agencies in Nigeria

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