6 Recruitment Scams Every Mariner Should be Aware Of

Employment scams can be a pretty nasty thing considering the kind of advantage the fraudsters can take of unnoticing people and what you stand to lose. If you are a mariner, there are several recruitment scams that could take you for a ride. Prudence is your only defense. We bring to you six types of recruitment scams which are widely prevalent in the maritime market.

1. False agency

One of the most unfortunate events in a job hunt would be to run into a promising job agency that offers you a dream job, only to find out it was in fact bogus. A “phoney” agency would have everything to pass off as a real one- official looking website, contact numbers, email addresses but it would be a maze of never ending search.

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Such a website is most likely to flaunt many promising job offers, not to mention a glowing past record of successful recruitments. On the flip side, an agency looking a bit too guarded with box numbers and distant addresses and no real contact information can also be just as fake. If that’s what you have run into, you might want to hit the ‘look- closely’ button.  Check for the email address and the domain. If the agency or the company uses a free email service (eg: yahoo, gmail, MSN etc) then you should know it’s not what you think it is.

2. Pay before you get a job

All employment scams involve people being sliced off for their hard earned money. Fake companies and fraudsters thrive on people’s desperation to find a well suited job. This is their way of rubbing you of valuable bucks. This is often done in name of

  • Procedure
  • admission fee
  • recruitment fee
  • air fares
  • visa
  • work permit
  •  security for the job
  • Payment for forwarding resumes to companies

In most cases, you would be promised your money back on receiving the job. That has never happened. When an agency seeks money for any kind of services, you should know something is fishy. Such recruitment scams may promise you a lucrative job. However, what is important to know is that under international Maritime convention, you cannot be asked to pay for a job before you actually get it. A company doing that is most probably not even a company.

3. Posting Resume on a website

A website allowing you to post your resume on it for free is most likely running a work scam and not a social worker. This fraud aims at collecting people’s job information which can later be sold to the employers. This is where the profit for the scam runners comes in while both the other parties are left with nothing in their hands. At some stage, they will convince you that you are just one step away to getting your job. Of course, that one step could require you to pay up.  

4.  ‘900’ number scam

A rather uncommon but no less malicious cruise job scam could rip you off a huge sum with nothing in return. Many of fake websites or agencies often prompt their ‘victims’ to call a ‘900’ number. These numbers charge a greater sum for each call. Fraudsters scam off their profit by making unknowing people call such numbers often, even making them wait deliberately. The big bucks that would later be paid by you in phone bill for these calls would grease the scam runners’ palms.

5. Non-existent job offers

Many times, you could be presented fake job opening by posting them on websites. These openings are often links to other websites or sometimes even print outs from papers and other places. Everything would seem great. The only bummer might be that those jobs might no longer be available.

Making fake job openings or using older ones is what keeps this work scam going. This is most typical in marine jobs. Look closely for more authentic information mentioned on the websites. Also run a back ground check of your own before you give into such a scam.

6. Reveal it all scam

Another scam every marine should watch out for is where your personal information is asked as a part of the recruitment process. This cruise job scam could ask you for your personal information including bank details (in name of making direct payments at later stages), sometimes even asking for your passports and seafarers certificate.

This is a part of a much bigger scam that aims at identity theft, not to mention spamming your inbox with useless updates of job offers. Such work scams later provide crucial information for much bigger scams, and a whole lot of mess to deal with, not to mention a job which was in fact where it all started from.

You may also like to read – A Guide to Applying For US Visa For Seafarers

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168 Comments

  1. Company called west line came for campuses and selected 30 students .they are asking 5.5 lack for training

  2. I want job. I am fresher plz tell me about cost of cdc ND stcw certificate ND plz tell me salary and tape of ship

  3. Hello I just receive an email on s.i crewing i would like to know if this company exist..please reply ASAP

  4. hello i just got an email from si crewing services stating that i got selected for 4th engineer and i would like to know whether it is genuine. i was asked to pay 35 euro for getting more details regarding the job

  5. Hi there my name is oswald quinny

    I would just like to know about this company si crewing services, as they are asking for money to be paid first to get a job and more details about the company, expecting a positive reply from your end.

  6. YES , SI CREWING SERVICE , ALSO STATING THAT I GOT SELECTED AS 4/E , FOR FURTHER DETAIL NEED TO PAY 35 EURO….IS IT A SCAM ??

  7. is it a scam on S.I crewing Services? i also have the same situation as well as the other comments.

  8. Same here with SI Crewing. I want to know if it a scam because I was ask to pay some euros before I will be accepted by any recruiter

  9. Hello… I just received an e-mail from sicrewing stating that I was accepted by the employer and I am required to pay 30euro first. Is it a scam?
    ….please i need an advise

  10. sicrewing is not scam. for sure. i had many contracts to Baltic liners trough sicrewing. I paid 35 only once they helped me much. thank you. god bless everyone of you.

  11. same here s.I crewing services they said that I will pay 35euro before been accepted by a recruiter. can someone confirm this to me whether is scam or not.?

  12. Baltic Liners LTD, and crewingmgm.com – SCAM and looks like the same person is behind all of that.
    I think, same person is also behind SI crewing. All mention “companies” are interconnected on their sites

    They are also using fake profiles to promote their “companies” such as:
    Presno Ricardo Dolo
    Aziz Ali (promoted in Aug-2017 from OS see crewingmgm.com to 2nd Eng see forum on this site)
    CaptDonsons etc.
    Have a look on forums on this site especially comments from above “gents”,

  13. I forget to mention dates of registering following domains:
    Baltic Liners LTD, and crewmgm.com – Aug 2017
    SI Crewing – Jun-2016 and 11682 Vacancies in 47 Positions

  14. S.I crewing service is a fake company and they said I got accepted as a 3rd officer from Baltic liners ltd and you have to pay 30€ for further details. And I paid 30€ But still nothing happen yet.
    They will message you if you pay otherwise they will not even reply. Once my VIP membership expired they stopped messing me. It’s a online scam please guys don’t pay them.

  15. Thanks everyone,that question I have in mind to ask anyone about this SI crewing service since I just explore through internet and got accepted as just shop seller. am very interested and almost ready to pay 35euro in regard for their request. but now I knw it exactly a scam service company….

  16. Thanks just like to know of SI crewing is a scam company coz i have been communicating with them though i havent paid anything please is it a scam company. Which company can i deal with concerning crews employment???

  17. Excellent Article. The only suggestion is that, the procedure to bring those fake agencies to the law book and punish them is not mentioned.
    Also you could have mentioned what is the correct procedure for getting the job or what we should do when these fake agencies call for job offer.

    Everyone knows that these scams are being done with the blessings of DG Shipping. But not a single person is writing to the shipping ministry nor to D.G.Shipping.

  18. Good Day,
    Dont post your resume ,they only takes the money from seafarers and not give the job to them.I have suffered in this website,my 100 EURO have vanished out.Don’t trust on this website crewingmgm.com

  19. COULD ANYONE PLEASE CONFIRM IF THIS BALTIC LINER LTD REALLY EXISTS???????
    THANK YOU…GOD bLESS!

  20. I just got email from MGM. They have a job offer for me at Baltic liners Ltd. And I have to pay 70 Euro for them before accepted by recruiter. And now i know that’s fake. Thanks guys for your information. Anyway.. If you have any vacancy for engine department please tell me through by my email misardhigo@gmail.com

  21. Please I also have received an email from Baltic liner that I have been accepted and I have to pay € 60 before. Please I want to know how true it is and which company should I deal with.
    Thanks.

  22. I also got a job offer from crewingmgm.com as Able seafarer. But they demanded for 70 euros before the company baltic liners Ltd will process my documents. Please can any give me the registration information of both crewingmgm.com and baltic liners Ltd for verification of legal existence.

  23. Did anyone have any idea about xlines marine and offshore
    Is that a genuine or fraud. Those who have idea please help me

  24. Company Name – tuba marines services

    can you tell me this company is fraud or real…?

  25. Hi
    Did anyone paid money to TESLASEAS or any other sites which they introduced?

  26. Tesla seas also call me,they ask to make psychology sertificate from aftmed.com,but I have difficult to make payment with 70€ by his account,they promise to give salary 2200€ for AB

  27. Please Avoid all such offers which involve upfront payment for any such tests or certificates. High chances of Fake Proposal.

  28. @Joel: Never heard of this company. Two things to check:
    1. Are they DG shipping approved?
    2. Are they demanding upfront money for joining/visa etc. process? If yes, strictly avoid.

  29. In my opinion ther is one person behind Teslaseas & the stupid psychology 1 minute online test.
    But still there is one question, how does this guy get seafarers names & emails?

  30. Please l received offer from teslaseas and they told me to get psychological certificate. can someone tell me this is fake or it’s real?

  31. @Sohail: It is not an established company. I have not heard about it either. If they are demanding money for a job, strictly avoid.

  32. I’ve got from TeslaSeas 2 weeks, today I passed interview, I am happy. I was not asked for anything else, I had all documents ready. Interview is a bit hard…. essay, test and a chat with their boss. If you have minimum know, is easy. I am leaving tomorrow. Now I am back in business. Easy job y’all! Good luck

  33. @Mustapha plz I need your help about TeslaSeas I also received a job offer and my contract is commencing this month on 17 June.
    How is the company is it genuine
    How about the phycological certificates….your seaman book and other IMO certificates ….did you got the free VISA they said. What about the free air ticket ….plz plz I need your feedback my friend is urgent . Tell me more on how you did your process with them.

  34. Guys I am great. Now I’m now working, I am in Kiel canal transiting but stores are closed. Good luck all !!!!!!!!

  35. Anyone who get jobd offer from tesla need to becareful,i ve cheked them through the scam advisor ,they just built up their web about 33 days back..scam advisor gave them notice..i dont think tesla seas is legal agency…

  36. hello guys . i also get offer from teslaseas. he says to me ordinary seaman 2200euro salary. I submit all documents and now he say to me applying for psychologcal test. But not use the aftmed website. But i am confused . Now i am applying for psychological test in clinic in chandigarh centre. Somebody help me to guide proper. Is this website is ok or fraud or wasting time. Actually they dont need money from us. Because website headlines also shows this . all documents is free of cost in teslaseas.

  37. @mostafa you are not trying to helping us here all you know is yourself which is bad. Tell us more on how deal with the job offer with TeslaSeas company plz.

  38. @ Mostafa: I will really appreciate if you can provide your social media account, as it seems you are willing to help people about Tesla seas. As they are not DG approved, seafarers from India will face grave danger in case of a fraud. Also, if you have documents from Tesla to prove your point, please share them.

    Cheers.

  39. @Ramandeep: It is too good to be true. 2200 euro for OS! I am not against the company, but when a non-approved company emerges from nowhere, you have to be extra cautious.
    The major issue is – It is not DG approved. If you are given a ship in Africa or gulf and owner disown the crew (happened many times in the past and you can find many current cases too), you are on your own.

    The choice is yours.

  40. Guys is ROVEMAR Shipping Co/LTD a real company? I am from Greece and they have offered a job to me. I am a fitter and they offered 1600EURO a month on a bulk, contract is 6 months +/1 month. I seek help please!

  41. @asif bro . Ok i am waiting for all process clearance. I can do all process with step by step. If they not gave me job in last round. Then i tell to all of you guys. I also want to know this is fraud or legit. Don’t worry , i don’t pay him anything. I just check it. What they want from us at every stage.

  42. Dear Readers of Marine Insight. Please be informed that there were a couple of queries which were asked in the comment section concerning – Tesla Sea Company.

    I have cautioned people to examine the company and not to rush in the decision making as it is a non-approved company. There is no representation in India.

    Post that, this article has received at least 10+ comments in favor of Tesla Sea in just one day from random emails (spam IDs). This is a clear indication of a single person trying to build trust for this company (which does not exist). I urge young minds not to fall prey to these sort of companies.

    Regards.

  43. Hi my fellow seaman.

    I received a job offer trough email from https://www.marineInsightJobs.com saying that I have a job offer and I need to pay 125 dollars for placement. I have paid by PayPal because I was instructed to do that and then nobody said anything like never existed anymore, even website was canceled. They said about the ship name: MV ROSK2 a bulk carrier owned by MarineInsight company registered in Germany with registration a code: LTD82372. Is it scam? I ran a check using that code and everything was true, the company name was perfect and everything OK.

    Anybody got a similar offer? contact me at gibijohn2006@pokemail.net

    God bless you all! Good job on ship for all!

  44. Dear John,

    This will be fake and scam. Don’t fall into that trap. Marine Insight is not into recruitment or hiring of personnel. No legit company will ask you to pay for a job. If you can send us the email through will you received that mail to – info@marineinsight.com it would be really helpful to us to track the people behind this.

    Thanks.

    Marine Insight
    info@marineinsight.com

  45. Teslasea offered me a job as a OS for 2200 euros I am from South Africa but I’m not sure if this is a scam or what

  46. I also got a message from emadigrecruitment, asking me to pay for
    Work permit: 155 CAD
    Open work permit holder fee: 100 CAD
    Total: 255 CAD

  47. Avoid anything which asks you to pay without the offer letter. You should not be paying anything to join a ship.

  48. It is a SCAM. We have already reported the website. PLEASE DO NOT PAY ANYTHING. I have been constantly saying this- If a company is asking you to pay for joining a ship, it is most likely to be a fraud.

  49. Emile: TeslaSeas is a SCAM along with SICrewing, AftMed, Todaycheckout, WATCH OUT GUYS!!!

  50. Dear MarineInsight,

    I am the owner of Glostrick Shipping from Denmark, There was an incident with a person on-board who did not resist the work. We had a fight with him and he was sent home. Now he is posting bad remarks online regarding our company.
    We, Glostrick Shipping, do NOT ask for any money we do NOT even have a website.

    If you do not totally remove the page “6 Recruitment Scams Every Mariner Should be Aware Of” we will do our best to flood the internet with bad remarks regarding your site. You will NEVER sell those books again.

    Did you even see those alerts such as “MarineInside Job Scammes” or all those strange messages from everyone?

    We will pay people to tear down your reputation!!

    All you have to do is to delete that page, that’s all. If you do not do it we will continue like this for the rest of our lives.

    You will NEVER sell books with a bad reputation! We will make sure that everybody knows you are a scammer!

    We hope that you will take the best decision in our both interest!

  51. @Glostrik Shipping Representative: First of all, thank you for accepting that you were the one who tried to scam people impersonating us. Now let’s answer your question one by one –

    “””I am the owner of Glostrick Shipping from Denmark, There was an incident with a person onboard who did not resist the work. We had a fight with him and he was sent home. Now he is posting bad remarks online regarding our company. We, Glostrick Shipping, do NOT ask for any money we do NOT even have a website.””””
    —- Great that you do not ask for money. However, I cannot see any comment which is against your company reputation. This is an open forum and people share there experience/thoughts. You can directly reply to the comment explaining your legitimacy to the concerned person.

    “””If you do not totally remove the page “6 Recruitment Scams Every Mariner Should be Aware Of” we will do our best to flood the internet with bad remarks regarding your site. You will NEVER sell those books again.”””
    —– We will definitely not remove this page as you do not have any authority to tell us. More importantly, the readers get the ideas of scammers in the industry. Please do not worry about our books. Even if we do not sell them, we will ‘honestly’ survive.

    “””Did you even see those alerts such as “MarineInside Job Scammes” or all those strange messages from everyone?
    We will pay people to tear down your reputation!!”””
    …….- Thank you for accepting that you were the one who started this scam by impersonating us. My honest advice-Please do not waste your energy and money as we do not deal with jobs/ crewing. Rest it is your choice.

    “””All you have to do is to delete that page, that’s all. If you do not do it we will continue like this for the rest of our lives.
    You will NEVER sell books with a bad reputation! We will make sure that everybody knows you are a scammer!”””
    —- I am honored to know it from you that we have made a repo in the industry. As said, we do not worry about our ebooks, we cannot remove this page as it gives an important information about the SCAMMERS in the shipping industry.

    “””We hope that you will take the best decision in our both interest!”””
    —-Thank you for commenting. Also, Your IP is from Constanta, Romania and similar to those of teslaseas, SIcrewing etc.!!

  52. I am glad you put those bas***ds down!!!! Sicrewing scammed one of my students. Ive been watching this post for a very long time now! Happy they are gone!! Good job Anish! I will recommend your books to all my students to help you promote this website! You are a great person!!! Keep up good work!

  53. Hi Piere,

    I truly appreciate your support. Their intention was to take down this post as it contains details of all those companies (SI CREWING, TESLASEAS etc.) which are a scam and surprisingly all from same IP address.
    Unfortunately, such people will come up with some another scam unless legal authorities take a stern action against them. We have already written to Romanian cyber security cell through this link and got a positive reply from them (https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime/report-cybercrime-online) – Hope for a good future for our fellow mariners.

  54. This is what I received today:

    LV SHIPPING,UK.

    We are urgently looking for qualified crew members with the right experience to fill in the below positions.Engineering Dept,Maritime Security Position,Maritime Pilots Position,Deck Position,Officers Position,Catering Dept etc.Vessel type / Offshore ship: MPSV / DP2 DSV / AHTS/ LNG/LNP Other Vessels type / Container/Bulk/ Cargo/Ro-Ro/Chemical Tanker.
    Working area / region of operation: Europe and Asia.

    Contract : Contract 2 Years: 2 months on/1 off

    If you are interested Kindly Forward your CV/Passport Copy.

    Regards

    Crew Dept.

  55. But surprisingly TESLA is not asking for upfront payment, they asked individual to go get psychological test certificate. But I have been asking other mariners about this certificate, they all say I g they do.y know about it. So how does teslasea comes about this certificate, how come they are the only one asking for this documents.
    Please can anyone confirm if he or she has gotten the same from teslasea and what is the way out.
    Are they really scam site or just dont know what to do??

  56. I received an offer from TeslaSeas. They asked for documents and health insurance cert. They havent asked for money. I told them to get me a seafarer book after they train me and they agreed. If its a scam, please help us by giving us a site or list of companies that are genuine for us to apply for jobs. Thank you for your help.

  57. I am a master for over 10 years at NYK. Some companies have different requirements than others. If something bad happened to a company, they can request extra training, medical checkups, interviews or testing just to be sure that problem won’t arise anymore.

    According to MLC requirements, they can ask whatever they want, it’s up to you if you agree or not. They cannot ask less than the minimum standard IMO requirements. Also according to IMO and MLC, in order to work you need to be certified(you must have all documents in order including medicals) and companies are NOT obliged to pay for your courses and medicals! Read the MLC convention! Don’t speak without having proper knowledge about this industry! Some companies are doing it ONLY to attract high quality crew, but it’s not an obligation for the companies.

    Ruth, nobody will give you any seaman’s book! You have to get it yourself. You must attend courses and training in order to get it. It’s not like a paper, it’s a very complicated process which takes a very long time. Consider it like a school, or like a licence of work.

    You must apply in order to get a seaman’s book at your own Maritime Authority from your country. They will tell you what courses do you need to take, which exams and how much does it cost. What’s the certified training institution in your country?

    For example, as an OS = Ordinary Seaman courses takes 1-2 months and one more week to receive all your necessary documents. The cost varies by each country! In Europe it’s about 1100-1200 EUR. You will get your money back from your salary, as you work and advance…

    It’s not as easy as it looks… I paid myself for my collage, IMO courses, documents, medicals and every single thing! Nobody will ever help you! You are on your own, like everybody else. You only get a salary, nothing else!

  58. TeslaSeas is a scam company! Stay away. There are several reasons for this / many red flags:

    – The company is not registered in Sweden. If they claim they are, they are lying: Look up the company yourself at the official Swedish company register: https://foretagsfakta.bolagsverket.se/fpl-dft-ext-web/home.seam?cid=734986
    – there are no contact details on their website other than a phone robot. Any respectable company in Sweden would have a phone number and a real person behind answering that phone. By law, you also have to post to company registration ID on your website – something this company is lacking.
    – Their website (www.teslaseas.com) is more or less empty (nothing of real value there) and very outdated too. This is not the normal standard of any company in Scandinavia, including Sweden.
    – A colleague of mine received an offer as well from these guys, signed by Hylda Geoff. This person does not exist and is not found anywhere.

    Stay away from TeslaSeas. They lure you with some free stuff and ‘suck you in’. Maybe, later they will ask you to pay for shitty courses that won’t get you a job. They are promising you fortunes but don’t live up to this. If something looks too good to be true, stay away.

    You will probably be a victim of human trafficking and end up as a prostitute / slave for mafia gangs.

  59. Hi
    Good day everyone,I received an offer from Teslaseas as AB(able seaman)they ask about my seamansbook number and the exipiry of it.By reading all the comments here I am so confused of what is true and not.They didn’t ask money though.
    Thank.you
    God bless to all seafarer’s

  60. You all are just saying teasles is a scam but fail to tell us why is it a scam… Please if there is anyone teaslsea has scam please tell us the steps in which they use to scam you… Stop saying they are scam cause people say they are.

  61. Sir can u give me advice about xlines marine and offshore pvt. Ltd.this consltency is situated in navimumbai ,khoperkhraine,sector 10.this is fraud agency or genuine plz reply thanking u

  62. Indian guys stop looking for jobs online!! You won’t get any!! They are not RPSL!! Go get a job in your own country! You are wasting your time, your country is limited. If you were living in Europe you could get a job at any company on this Earth, but you are in India so stop wasting your life…

  63. Hello am Morris from Kenya I got an offer job from Teslaseas on date 5 July 2018 which was paying 2800 Euros per month. Signed by Hulda Geoff.
    Though he didn’t ask me to pay the money . he asked me if I have a seaman book and medical insurance and I said I don’t have . He replied it’s okay no problem I will medical insurance for free. Then he went ahead and asked me for medical certificate which I forwarded to him and then psychological evaluation report with three embossed stumps without a ink with official serial and I forwarded it to him on Date 11 July 2018 then later in the evening I tried to open there website but not opening the Google is saying that the website is not secure. kindly help to weather is the scam.

  64. Morris, sam is when they take your money. Use a dictionary if you don’t know what “scam” means. Have you sent any money to TeslaSeas?

  65. Hi.l was also offered a job at Teslaseas salary 2800 and they said contract is supposed to start 4aug they dont want any recruitment fee they asked for medical certificates bt now l cant open their site after taking all the info

  66. Hi. Looks TeslSeas is all a big scam . Same with me. After sending them all my documents, i cant now access their website. Is there a way we can seek address in this identity theft syndicate?

  67. Anish sir, really a great information for aspiring cadets. Thank you so much for unique guidelines

  68. I received a job offer from portdale Marine engineering, they send me to a travel agency which ask for money to be send due to “fake applicants”, I wrote to portdale and also told me the same and offered to pay all my expenses in the job interview. I all seems weird to me. I checked in internet the fake engineering sites and look similar except for the logo to PME. Can you tell me if it is fake or not?

  69. @purna: Glad the article is helpful. Spreading the knowledge is the best way to deal with such situations.

  70. Please tell me if the golfSR AB in sweden geniune or a fake company.I fit an offer there and they need a psychological certificate from aftmed.l will pay for it or not.I want to work,l do not find a job.I don’t see golfSR in the sweden maritime company list.
    Please tell me the thrut

  71. Hello, Always me,I want to tell how about golfsr AB,it is a fake or geniune company.They Ask me to pay for a psychological test certificat for my paper verification.PLEASE,help me I know nothing

  72. @Eric: We are not aware of any such company here in India. If it is not in your countries list, better not to associate with them.

  73. Hi , Eric reesva I too received the same thing in golf SR ab but I couldn’t find how to take psychological examination.

  74. Hello,my name is Charles,Still on the issue of job offer from golfSR.com
    I was given an offer to resume on a tanker by 30th of next month,but at the end of the verification exercise on their website I was ask for my Eu certification number,that I can only get it through aftemed clinic by paying a sum of 50euro for the certificate. Am a mariner and I have all my documents intact but I have not heard of such cert before,please if there is,which clinic/hospital can I get it in Nigeria, or is this scam?

  75. As replied earlier, don’t fall for this scam. No genuine company will ask for money for such test

  76. @prince charles, i did got an offer from golfsr, and i was lucky to finish my document verification 100%, wrote an essay to text my english and took a seafarer evaluation test and after much i was emailed to have patience till i recieve my documents which they are processing which may take time, they did not ask me of any money it is clearly written on there website you can see it yourself.

    Aftmed clinic was approved by them, i paid 50€ and i got the certificate after asking you a 30mns question, so i think golfsr is not a scam they might be slow. 50€ converted to Nigerian currency is not less than #21000 i took the risk is a small money.

    Note: golfsr is not a shipping company they are recriutment agency, they hire employees.

    AM A NIGERIAN YOU CAN STILL REACH ME OUT IF YOU WANT TO.

  77. @Princechax golfsr is not a shipping company as you may think they are recruitment agency that find you job after submitting your documents online.
    Matter of fact I did applied, took my psychological test and got the certificate, took a seafarer evaluation test and wrote an essay to test my English I successfully passed my verification with 100%.
    So golfsr is not scam.

    Am a Nigerian from south east thanks.

  78. Hello Friends I received the same offer from GolfSR.com which claims to be agency for seafarers jobs!
    They don’t wont require money from you, but in the end you will still spend money! I have completed their 100% requirements and paid 50€ to their suggested clinic, AftMed clinic, they said I failed the test evaluation score. Because I got below 80 during my first try!
    But below is written, ” Donate if you don’t like your score!” I was asked to donate 30 euro inorder to boost my score. After i everything they still said I failed that they will get back to me within 2 weeks with another job offer

  79. Are there any other clinics or other routes you can use to get the EU psychological certificate without using Aftmed clinic. First for most in the EU is there such certification.

  80. I also got offer from golfsr.com they suggest aftmed clinic for take eu psychology test certificate. Is that scam or not? Shall I going to pay 50€ or not? Please tell me anyone.

  81. If anyone selected by golfsr recruitment na please msg me to my mail I’d. I want to know about EU psychiatrist certificate from aftmed clinic. How to get it?

  82. @Praveen: There are no proof for the authenticity of this company and I always said – If the company is asking for money, high chances of fraud.

  83. It has completed 2 weeks ever since GolfSR promised to offer me a replacement job since I lost the first job with them!!!
    I have written to them thrice reminding them of their promise to me!! Their reply at first was that they will get back to me!! Till now nothing is done. I spent money for my EU psychological test certificate!! I also spent money for boosting my score!!
    If they offer me another job!! I will let you all know just to prove their authenticity!!
    Here is my Facebook ID, Gazalem C Nauvoo. Add me and follow me up on the trending with them!!

  84. Sounds like the person who 6 months ago were behind TESLASEAS now is making new business named GolfSR.

    Both websites structure are almost the same but the way approaching the victims are a little changed.

  85. Ambrose
    Am a nigerian and i will like to know if golfsr is real or scam because i am at 95% in the verification process and i have been told to pay 50€ for the psychiatrist/psychology medical certificate which am hoping to pay at the end of this month,i don’t want to pay this money without knowing how real they are.can someone who has pass through their verification process tell me if i have to pay this money or not.

  86. @Ambrose: Please take caution. MY personal advice- do not indulge with any company asking for upfront money for any process.

  87. @Rathore: Haven’t heard any real persona saying positive about this company. High chances that this is fake.

  88. Good Afternoon!
    I am Ivorian seafarer who according to GolfSR is recipient of an offer about a multi-purpose vessel .
    Also,my contract should start on December 20 th.
    However,I’ve been asked to pay 50 € for getting the EU psychology test certificate through AftMed Clinic,show me the right way,please.

  89. Golfsr is 100 % scam . please report at your cyber police investigation department. Please be aware they are fraudsters .

  90. Dear Anish you are doing great job .
    Exposing these scams is best option .
    I have a question where can I apply for a entry level job
    I have my STCW 10 and ISPS certificates and sea men’s book from Antigua. Am trying my best online but not getting anything .
    I really need a job .
    My nationality is Surinamese.
    Hope to hear soon.
    Thank you in advance

  91. Anyone knows about http://www.marine time- Union.com
    Please check website and write comments .
    I have been trying to contact them through email but no answer
    They are located in Belize and has no phone number
    The email I’d looks genuine
    And furthermore they have thousands of manning agents registered.
    I have chosen one contact agent from their website in Jamaica and have called them through phone ,the Lady is answering accordingly and ask me to send CV . I am waiting for their respond and will post comment soon .

  92. I read completely all comments and i did not find comments says that he was get real agreement and get real job by this site.

  93. GolfSR site is 100% scam.
    They are criminals, fraudsters, 419. But I must commend their proffesionalism. Everything will seem OK until you get to 95% and they will demand for EU psychological examination. They will recommend Aftmedclinic for you to pay 50€ to get psychological examination certificate. If you have paid that money consider it a loss. there is no job for you.

  94. This GolfSR company looks like a scam. I am on 95% and been sceptical about the 50Euro certificate, took an option of taking the test before payment and passed with no hustles. When im researching on this Aftmed clinic it’s a bit grey on its founding offices and location. The other is displays Greece offices and the other says it was founded in Carlifonia. My continuous search shows me altmed instead of aftmed clinic. Their timing of requesting a procedure that requires money at the end is just but suspicious. The other recommended clinic Rean HealthCare does not exist. What appears on google search is Rean Cloud which appears to be an IT company. Also, the Medical certificate I got they said it is ok to consult a local doctor but with this certificate there’s strict requirements coz there’s money involved.

  95. @Joster I have the same mix feeling here bro!!!
    Does anyone knows about LeonST? I am on 95% of the verification process and I have been asked to pay 50Euro for EU certificate. In fact I have been sceptical about the 50Euro certificate, took an option of taking the test before payment and passed with no hustles. When im researching on this Aftmed clinic it’s a bit grey on its founding offices and location. The other is displays Greece offices and the other says it was founded in Carlifonia. My continuous search shows me altmed instead of aftmed clinic. Their timing of requesting a procedure that requires money at the end is just but suspicious. The other recommended clinic Rean HealthCare does not exist. What appears on google search is Rean Cloud which appears to be an IT company. Also, the Medical certificate I got they said it is ok to consult a local doctor but with this certificate there’s strict requirements coz there’s money involved.

  96. Please who knows about leonST? It looks like the same thing @Joster

    This GolfSR company looks like a scam. I am on 95% and been sceptical about the 50Euro certificate, took an option of taking the test before payment and passed with no hustles. When im researching on this Aftmed clinic it’s a bit grey on its founding offices and location. The other is displays Greece offices and the other says it was founded in Carlifonia. My continuous search shows me altmed instead of aftmed clinic. Their timing of requesting a procedure that requires money at the end is just but suspicious. The other recommended clinic Rean HealthCare does not exist. What appears on google search is Rean Cloud which appears to be an IT company. Also, the Medical certificate I got they said it is ok to consult a local doctor but with this certificate there’s strict requirements coz there’s money involved.

  97. I am also at 95% verification LeonST,.I don’t know if anyone has reached 100 verification and was given the offer because am at the state of the 50 euros for the psychological certificate.. Please I need clarification from those that succeeded. Thanks

  98. si crewing collected my 50 euro from my foolishness believing them to be real they block me after paying the money crewingmgm,teslaseas is the same usless person trying to thief anybody who falls a victim to them focks with my humble experience just find a job in your country if ur not an european citizean becos their is a lot of chances for seaferers in europe for europeans not africans or the third world countries is not easy to get a geniue job on the internet from my experience just focus to get a job in ur country if ur from africa u might be less salary but is save working in our own country take my advise or leave it

  99. @Vitoria: There are similar scams going around. Please be careful. Will advise not to entertain such companies.

  100. @Gustavo: I have been telling to people not to fall in the trap of such companies. Thank you for sharing your experience. It will help a lot of job seeker.

  101. I’ve been asked by Global Crew Services to go for an interview. Please let me know if they are a scam or not? The only thing they have told me to pay for is my VISA which they said will be reimbursed and my STCW.

  102. we are all at 95% it seems there was just something off about the 50€ had they had a provision of making payments through visa I’d be a victim as we speak

  103. I got job offer from gourleysubsea.co.uk website..Any body knows about this compnay? Is it Fake or Real?

    Dear Applicant.

    Your CV/resume really wowed the hiring manager and executives of Gourley Subsea Engineering Ltd who cross checked your CV/resume document, and they both assured you that the company would be in touch soon with their decision.

    You’re a shoe-in for the job, and you’ll probably get it. Start arranging your relocation effort to Scotland United Kingdom, as Gourley Subsea Engineering Ltd are preparing your contract document.

    Gourley Subsea Engineering Ltd will send all your traveling documents to UK consulate in your location, and will notify you when to go to the consulate for collection and official stamping of your 3 years visa, including your family if you are relocating with them (ONLY FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED). On your arrival to Scotland United Kingdom, Note you will only undergo an oral interview face to face. Failure to pass the interview will subject you to undergo intensive orientation training for one week, in other to regularize you with our institutional standard.

    The strength and vitality Gourley Subsea Engineering Ltd today enjoys is due in no small part to the many important contributions made by each of its members. The company benefits greatly from the dedication and professionalism that each of you brings to your work.

    As an esteemed company, Gourley Subsea Engineering Ltd takes special interest in the well-being of everyone in its institution. The policies, benefits, and services that will be described in your job offer document reflect that concern. I encourage you to take advantage of the many opportunities and resources available to you for your personal growth and professional development.

    I hope you will derive much satisfaction and personal fulfillment in knowing the vital contribution that you will make to the success of our company.

    We will get back to you as soon as your contract document is ready. Always check your email regularly and also check your spam email regularly in order to follow up your application immediately.

    kindly get back to us once you received our email

    Thank you once again as we remain committed to you.

    Best Regards,

    Dr Steven Benedict
    HR Director for the Employee Selection Team
    Gourley Subsea Engineering Ltd
    Website: http://www.gourleysubsea.co.uk
    Email: hr@gourleysubsea.co.uk
    HR Tel: (+44) 14128 06811

  104. Leon ST is a scam total scam be awear on how they ask people identity and personality to scam you they have no job and they will never have. The website does not have even official phone Tele phone.

  105. Me and my friends are on the leonST site and at 95% the only thing remaining if the medical certificate.. The 50 euro leaves alot of questions in me.. Their methods of payment are all complicated from bank transfer to western union to PayPal.. Which makes me doubt it even more.. This leonST website is 97 days old that’s why you can’t get any reviews yet.. Anyone who have verified 100% should tell us. Is it real or scam

  106. @Sly: Seems another phony website demanding small money and post that nothing will happen. My personal advice – AVOID.

  107. I got an work offer in norway from agency.
    Company name: Rand Marine..
    Is any company there??

  108. @Karthick: Please be cautious when dealing with companies who do not have offices or registered in India. In case of any issues, the Indian government will not be able to extend any help.

  109. I paid for psychological test in Gholfsr, and they gave me a test and I the cutoff mark is 80%. I couldn’t get 80% so the offer was taken off. I reached 97%. I still have doubt if its fake.

  110. @Jasco: Many people have already complained that they were not able to clear the test, which seems dodgy.

  111. https://www.golfsr.com/

    These guys are SCAM ARTISTs who have perfected the ACT of defrauding unsuspecting victims of their hard earn money. I went through all the stages and even paid the €50 demanded to their syndicate “aftmed”. I am at 97%, but like others have rightly experienced, the whole setup is set to SCAM applicants. I can’t imagine how many people that have fallen for this fraud. How I wish I made a diligent research before now!

    My advice to those still asking to know: AVOID these sites like plagues… And listen to the advice by Gustavo

    January 22, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    si crewing collected my 50 euro from my foolishness believing them to be real they block me after paying the money crewingmgm,teslaseas is the same usless person trying to thief anybody who falls a victim to them focks with my humble experience just find a job in your country if ur not an european citizean becos their is a lot of chances for seaferers in europe for europeans not africans or the third world countries is not easy to get a geniue job on the internet from my experience just focus to get a job in ur country if ur from africa u might be less salary but is save working in our own country take my advise or leave it

  112. @Shekhar: Yes, they can. However, Indian national should take caution joining a company without RPSL.

  113. I am not sure if GolfSR is scam or not. If unfortunately it is a scam, then I am well scammed but there’s psychological certificate which I have to get for €60 which I did paid already, though a certificate was sent to me. But at 97% when I will take an online test which consist of 60 questions and the passing is 80%, I took the test to times already first I got 74% and second I got 75%, it is unbelievably fishy because I’m a sure of my answers, I would at least gotten 95% or something. I emailed them directly to their email at seafarereva@gmail.com, I was replied with this “hi. you just contacted seafarereval@gmail.com and im worker at seafarerevaluation.com company, me not your employer. you ask employer to give you new test or i can change score but take 5 hour to do it. too much time… but i did before, success guarantee. if you want score change, nobody must know else i risk to be fired. i already work 12 hour a day here and sleep 8 hour im left with 4 hour a day to wash, clean, eat, family, pay taxes, etc. i can work here for overtime for money cz im paid 7eur per hour. i hope you understand my situation. my time is very limited and i cannot all peoples. i can help you if you help me. how bout 40eur donation to my family?”…

    I am now coming into conclusions that GOLFSR are professional scammers, because they won’t ask for money on their site but they will direct you to those who will ask for money, like the psychological certificate and the shit scam online test.

    Stay awake folks… there’s all lot of different scams out there.

  114. Thank you for posting your experience as it will help others to avoid getting cheated from such scammers.

  115. A friend and l had job offer from agency called mvcrewing. They are based in Sweden. We are sending them our documents, now we reach 95% and they us to do psychological examination and stamp it with EU stamp which the recommended online clinic to do that for us.
    Please is it real or scam?

  116. @Joshua: This is a common scam. They will ask for you to pay for the psychology exam (which might be $40-60)but you will not clear that exam. However, I am not sure how legitimate is mvcrewing.

  117. I also reached 97% in MvCrewing but I didn’t cleared the test for two times although I was sure my answers are 95% correct. But I got the scanned copy of psychological certificate for 60 euro and they said u will receive its hard copy within three weeks on your address. One week had already gone and waiting for two more. May I know if someone had receive the original hard copy of the psychological certificate on their address??

  118. Hie guys, anyone who got a job with MVCrewing? They offered me a job & asked me to upload my documents.

  119. I can’t believe I spent all those sleepless nights answering questions and uploading documents only to get to this far and started sensing something fishy. had an offer from mvcrewing 5days ago and all they do is that you answer questions and provide all documents online, got to the point where they requested for psychological test and recommended an online clinic where I could get that for 60 euros, I paid and got the certificate, the next was an 8 pages essay about myself, well I managed to get that staying up all night just for that and I thought that was the last but another popped up is safety-related 60 questions. got 76% saying I failed which know clearly that I did better than that.now have sent emails but nobody replying, both mvcrewing and evaluation. and with what I just read above, they might be scammers, guys just be extra cautious cos these guys are really smart to be doing these things.

  120. @kingsley: Thank you for sharing your experience. We are constantly telling people not to go ahead with any agency or company which demands money online.

  121. tried to ask something but there are too many elements on this website which brings me errors and everything moves very very slowly. I got 4G+ connection. I got browser warning “you need to remove elements from this page” something like that. the rest of the site is ok, load perfectly. i believe too much comments. Remove old comments

    My question is: I received a job on https://seafarerjobs.com/ and I need to know how legitimate is it? No money asked. Any idea?

  122. @anish, Greetings! It’s great information that your sites help a lot of mariners to avoid a scammer or fraud in looking for a job.

    I would like to ask if this website “maritime-union.com” is safe in searching for a seafarer’s job?

    If not what is the legitimate seafarer’s website in applying for a job online? Thank you for your useful advice.

  123. It is just another job site with multiple agents, manning personal having access to the registered users. If you received a job offer you need to check from which company it is?

  124. One UK company offered me 6 months salary in usd in advance, what should I do? Asking only my address

  125. Hello Sir
    Can someone help me how about global shipping master ltd UK company?It is a scam or not?
    They told me to pay for a visa fee £300 to get an UK visa.

  126. Hello Sir
    Can someone help me how about global shipping master ltd UK company?It is a scam or not?
    They told me to pay for a visa fee £300 to get an UK visa.
    They are a job offer in such company and they said I was shortilised for the job which I applied there.
    But the asked me to pay for an UK visa fee.

  127. Cork maritime base on Ireland,Agency is from India Is it fake can someone have any experience regarding this, It’s about job replacement..

  128. My friend lives in Germany and receive offer from AL ASAD MARINE & OFFSHORE
    This is what i found out when i did the check up, please be aware
    1. Mobile phone is switched off
    2. Went to the website, no office address only location, no office numbers only mobile phones
    3. No one answered Landline
    4. They say their office in Marinetime City but when you put it on Google it is in Karama and no indication of building or floor
    5. On Yellow pages it is another landline number and no one is answering
    6. This is not correct, ANY insurance have to be covered by employer as per the UAE law, all expenses are covered by employer during relocation process, Employers are legally obligated. Even if there is a special medical check up that is required company a. This is not right “The only out of pocket amount for the employee which is You is the amount which covers for your TRAVELMEDICAL HEALTH INSURANCE which is paid to our official Insurance Attorney who assist you in completing/registering your contract with the UAE employment Authorized Insurance Company

    Also the offer letter looks very bad, templated with washout logo
    UAE offer letter have a different format and always have a breakup, basic salary, allowances, this is by law as well

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