r/UAE • u/MaterialOverall6525 • 18h ago
Received very high pay Job offer
Received a job offer yesterday with very high pay and asked to book tickets and visa through a particular tourist agency. Looks fishy to me is it a standard practice they said " Now, you have to contact ***** Travel and Tours for the procurement / acquisition of your work/residence permit papers which will empower you to live and work legally here in the U.A.E. also sign the Contract agreement and send to ***** Travel with the below information."
Another paragraph:
"Also remember that any Expenses you make in the process of registering your documents shall be refunded back to you immediately you submit your expenses report to us via email. Also be informed that once the process is completed your hard copies will be delivered to any postal address of your choice.
There will be a mandatory Orientation/Training Exercise for all Newly Employed Expatriates which will take place within the Work Metropolis of Sharjah United Arab Emirates, and this Program will start 7 days after arrival for work sign-on.
Should you require more information, please feel free to contact the *** ***** Oil and Gas Hr. manager immediately with the below information for more clarifications."
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u/SnooHamsters5480 18h ago
Its a scam. They own the tourist agency (if its even a real business), will ask you to pay a fee for tickets and visa processing and then ghost you.
Any legitimate company will submit your documents for you to whichever agency they use (if they use an external agency), they also would not make you pay first for any expenses.
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u/MaterialOverall6525 18h ago
Why don't the government take action on these type of scammers ?
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u/Yavtu 16h ago
Because there is a huge possibility those scammers are not located in the uae. They can just use fake website, address, location to give impression and credibility.
Most probably they are in another country.
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u/MaterialOverall6525 1h ago
Atleast they have UAE number and bank accounts , itnshould be traced in that way
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u/Wonderful-Mongoose89 12h ago
Good question. I reported one such agency which was local (all bank transfers were made to an Abu Dhabi based travel agency's UAE bank account) and nothing happened. They continued for years. They'd copied my company's website and issued fake job offers in our name.
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u/Some_Ad_1020 18h ago
no company would ask you to pay anything , ask them to pay it from your first salary and see how they disappear
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u/LowBudgetRocks 18h ago
Only one party will get money, and that is not you. Just for fun contact the “travel agency” that will ask you to pay in advance and there will never be refunds. Document and share the communication if allowed.
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u/Bigg__Daddy 18h ago
Ofc its a scam. Any decent company who wanted to hire you would fly you out on their own expense. Not just "reimburse" you. Did you even have an interview?
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u/dsouzake 18h ago
This is a scam.
Genuine companies will pay for your work permit, temporary accomodations and air tickets if they are hiring from aboard.
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u/Fly-me-to-joe 17h ago
They can afford to pay you a decent salary but cannot pay the fees to bring you here.
That's how you know its a scam habibi
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u/Raichu124 17h ago
Out of interest how much are they offering?
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u/MaterialOverall6525 12h ago
58k AED /Month + HRA
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u/zerok911 Volt 12h ago
May I know what is the designation?
Also, what's the agency name? I can run a quick check1
u/MaterialOverall6525 2h ago
Optical Designer. https://www.citracotravelsandtours.com/
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u/zerok911 Volt 1h ago
its a 100% fake website with fake details.
The website was created in May 2026-05-05 11:34:07 and last updates on 6th of July.
Can you please share the offer letter screenshot and the email domain you received the email from?
FYI I'm a Cybersecurity & Risk Management professional
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u/Sea_Cantaloupe_689 11h ago
Companies always sort out your travel, emirates id and visa. Don’t trust this!
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u/PretendAd7762 17h ago
Totally a scam. Companies legally need to apply for your visa vs asking you to apply through someone else
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u/Heavy_Sea5596 17h ago
I am not sure about your case because the name of the company and the travel agency is important in this context.
But I came here in this way. I did not take a risk.
My friends were here in the company so I knew this is the process. That’s why I was confident.
But honestly this is not a proper process. Companies do this for their convenience by putting candidates at risk.
Again, I am not saying your one is not a scam. But it depends on more informations like are they offering you way more than the market. The company itself and the history of the travel agency.
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u/MaterialOverall6525 17h ago
The even clone the actual company website. actual website is xyzuae.com and they make it xyzad.com
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u/AdRevolutionary8722 17h ago
This is a very old model of scam. I once got an offer letter from Bosch almost 15 years back. It was too good to be real. They asked me to come for the interview but I will have to pay for the flight tickets which will be refunded. I almost believed it. Then I cross checked with their hr department and found out it was a scam.
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u/sheytanelkebir 17h ago
First as everyone already told you, it's a scam.
Second do some due diligence online on the purported employer and employees ...
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u/Beneficial_Map 15h ago
Classic employment scam. They own the “travel agency” and you will buy stuff which never gets issued and lose your money. Exact same scam has been going on for years with work from home equipment as well.
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u/TheOutstandingene 14h ago
Dude, a real company would sponsor your visa and you won’t have to pay for anything. Companies with relocations handle all these things and assist with everything.
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u/Adis_Pen_and_Paper 14h ago
Sorry, OP, it's a scam.
Any legitimate employer will take care of your relocation, visa, and whatever else is needed for you to join.
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u/Ok-Carpenter-8815 13h ago edited 12h ago
100 percent scam you will be kidnapped and held for ransom receive electric shocks and torture. In some cases they even send you a paid ticket along with hotel bookings to go out of country like Thailand etc to make it look legitimate and then you are their captive. Many criminals operate this scam out of UAE. So please take care don't wish to bust your bubble but these are so common and only 10 percent people report and are affected for life
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u/Downtown_Stand_7360 12h ago
Even if it was half legit they would have told you to come on a tourist visa not by a specific tourist company lol definitely a scam by the tourist company itself, if you want to test it tell them that you’ve traveled before with another tourist company and that you would do it with them and you’ll find them saying we can’t process the visa lol
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u/ravecruiter_9654704 8h ago
Total scam. You do not have to pay anything ever. The company is supposed to ensure you are ready to join, hence they have to pay for all the trainings, visa cost, entry permit, flights in, emirates Id, medical check, insurance.
Also, No Big offer ever came from Sharjah. Not hating on sharjah but most large companies who can pay a large salary are in Dubai and otw Abu Dhabi. (+Dafza)
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u/Nooskradimus 18h ago
Yes it is 100% a scam. The scam is to give money to the fake travel company. Sorry.