Nigeria Physiotherapy Jobs Scam Alert!

We wish to alert the general public that some fraudsters claiming to be Consultants or Recruiters acting on behalf of various Universities, Hospitals and Medical/Health Centers in Nigeria have recently been sending phony e-mails/letters or calling unsuspecting international citizens and health care professionals, with intent to defraud them by offering them non-existing employment as Lecturers or clinician physiotherapists (Physical Therapists) in Nigeria. It is important to note that these fraudsters are criminals engaged in Advanced Fee Fraud known in Nigeria as 419.

Typically, the fraudsters solicit application for employment and then ask their victims to remit bogus dollar deposits for processing of employment documents and contracts or immigration services for expatriate victims.

Please be aware that most Hospitals, Universities, Medical/Health Centers in Nigeria do not usually use the services of THIRD party Organization(s) in filling their job vacancies. According to Nigerian laws, all advertised vacancies are to strictly follow guidelines as advertised and published in at least two (2) Nigerian newspapers that has national coverage for due process as laid down by the Management of each Institution in Nigeria. Therefore as a service to our international physiotherapy colleagues, the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy, the Nigeria Physiotherapy Network and the Medical Rehabilitation Therapist Rehabilitation Board of Nigeria will help you verify any job offer claims at no cost or charge to you if you contact us at:

- Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy
- Nigeria Physiotherapy Network
- Medical Rehabilitation Therapists (Registration) Board of Nigeria

PLEASE BE ADVISED! Many have lost hard earned money to fraudsters, and a few have in addition lost their lives when they went as far as traveling to meet the fraudsters for a scam job interview. We have pasted below a sample of typical scam email/letter.

Please contact us in case you have any questions or have recieved any such letter/email offering a physiotherapy job in Nigeria.

Please see other scam alerts on the website the Nigeria Physiotherapy Network for further details: http://www.nigeriaphysio.net/chatroom/index.php?board=1.0

Udo Chris Okafor, PT, MSc
Public Relations Officer:
Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy
Lagos, Nigeria
Email:

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An Original Scammer's Email
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From: Aso Rock [mailto: ]
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:58 PM
To: "> (email alias blurted out)
Subject: Re: Office of the Director of Rehabilitation
 
ASO ROCK CLINIC
 
The ASO ROCK CLINIC Abuja is seeking for a qualified world class physiotherapist with outstanding clinical expertise to take over the affairs of the office as the director of rehabilitation clinic at the above hospital. The ASO ROCK clinic is the in- house clinic that caters for the health need of the office of the presidency of the federal government of Nigeria .The rehabilitation clinic of the hospital is a 5 star ultra modern rehabilitation unit with a team of doctors (physiatrists), therapist, nurses and other health care professional .She now seeks the position of a director of rehabilitation unit.
 
Qualification:
1. Minimum of DPT or M SC in the field of physiotherapy
2.5+ years experience with evidence based clinical practice
3. Ability to work with other health professionals
4. Outstanding leadership qualities
5. Ability to make sound clinical judgment with outstanding assessment skills
6. Ready to travel with the presidential team
7. International courses, conferences and updates attended will give an edge
8. Ability to communicate expressly
  
Remuneration
The ASO ROCK CLINIC has the following remuneration to offer:
1. $300,000.00(USD) per annum for 3 years contract
2. $25,000.00(USD) security vote
3. Insurance coverage up to $2,000,000.00(USD)
4. Accommodation
5. Holiday/Vacation for 2 months per year with $5,000.00 travel allowance
6. Continuing education package at the end of the 3 years contract
 
SEND C V TO: Dr. Abdul Jumbo (DPT, MD, FWACS, FNIM, MNSP), email: on PDF format
Applications are welcome from all countries around the world. ASO ROCK does not discriminate individuals based on race, religion, gender, age. Application closes by 12.00 GMT on 13th January 2010.
Interview will commence on Monday 18th of January 2010, 10:00 AM prompt at London Academic Centre, 33B Imperial Drive, Harrow HA2 7DT, Middlesex, England.
For further enquires, Call +4475561709.