Air Hostess job : Could it be a scam?

[2long]

A friend's daughter has just been given a job as an air hostess on Emirates.

She has the looks and she is bilingual, so she's an ideal candidate.

But she has no experience, and she got the job quickly, and has been told to start training pretty much immediately. This means flying to Dubai.

I appreciate that Emirates are growing, and that Covid caused a lot of staff shortages. So it's likely to be genuine.

But there's always that worry about it being some kind of scam. Has anyone heard of anything similar?

Thanks in advance.

Mods, please feel free to move this to the correct sub forum.

[Crossy]

Is any form of up-front payment being requested??

 

Are Emirates fronting for her flight??

 

 

[BritManToo]

Why not contact Emirates through their website and ask.

[2long]

4 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Is any form of up-front payment being requested??

 

Are Emirates fronting for her flight??

 

 

Apparently no and yes (in that order), so it appears all good/kosher. ????????

[KhunLA]

Should be easy enough to verify.  Did she seek them out, applying to, or use an agency, that sourced the job.   If the latter, simply verify with Emirates, that the agency is legit.

 

List of agencies, stating so, which did she use, if not direct contact with Emirates:

https://www.google.com/search?q=emarits+employment+bangkok&oq=emarits+employment+bangkok&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160.15290j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

They are definitely hiring:

https://www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/search-and-apply/

[BritManToo]

Looks like it's a scam .........

https://www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/

 

"What is recruitment fraud?
It has come to our attention that various people and organisations unrelated to the Emirates Group are sending emails or otherwise contacting individuals offering fraudulent  employment opportunities in the Emirates Group. These people and organisations may request personal information or money from you in order to progress the application. We would therefore advise that you never provide your bank account or credit card details as part of a job application."

[richard_smith237]

If she has the education, is the right age and height etc...  and actually submitted a job application to a valid Emirates Airlines Application page it may be a valid offer. 

 

Note, its unlikey she has been ‘offered a job’ as a flight attendant - IF she has a valid offer its attend a cabin-crew course after which they may be offered a job (some fail). 

 

No upfront payments and everything should be clear, professional and above board. 

 

Most importantly - the e-mail address from which the offer was received should leave very little doubt as to the validity of the offer. 

 

 

[Crossy]

I was worried too, not a new article but ...

 

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/emirates-warns-jobseekers-about-fake-jobs

 

" No money transfers or payment of any kind will be asked to be made by the job applicants, including no advance for travel expenses or travel visa/work permits.  The best way to recognise a fraudulent email is by checking the mail id of the sender. Official emails from the Emirates group will always end with @emirates.com."

[2long]

Thanks guys! ????????

[Crossy]

Do let us know either way if it turns out straight or otherwise ???? 

[Liverpool Lou]

48 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Looks like it's a scam .........

https://www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/

 

"What is recruitment fraud?
It has come to our attention that various people and organisations unrelated to the Emirates Group are sending emails or otherwise contacting individuals offering fraudulent  employment opportunities in the Emirates Group. These people and organisations may request personal information or money from you in order to progress the application. We would therefore advise that you never provide your bank account or credit card details as part of a job application."

"...These people and organisations may request personal information or money from you in order to progress the application. We would therefore advise that you never provide your bank account or credit card details as part of a job application."

 

None of that has happened and Emirates is paying for her flight according to the OP, so where's the scam?

[xtrnuno41]

They are asking, but if you do, do it by emirate site, first you have to login, you make an account. Then you get probably all questions about you.

You are then in the right place with the right personal protection.

They have an office in BK and that should be the place where you first go for JOB INTERVIEW. Anything else would be stupid, certainly for such a big company. See what you get when you click on "apply" and choose Thailand.

Note they say, you can apply to be INVITED in BK. You need first criteria to pass and then could be invited for job interview in BK. Not in any other way.

 

 The scam, someone asked for, can be human trafficking. They take away your passport and you become a prostitute or they even sell you, to be someones slave.

In Pattaya, they have the Russian mob and they lure Russian women to Thailand for prostitution.

In the way i just described.

First requirements. 

Already got the job? Impossible, fake , scam. Forget it.

Start over then on official website. if she really wants.

 

About the scam, they take your passport and you will have to work as prostitute or you are being sold to be someones slave.

In Pattaya is The Russian mob working like that, luring Russian women to work as prostitute.  

 

[PPGuy]

Not Emirates but Qatar experience of a family connection.

 

Applied for position as air hostess and passed the initial checking process then asked to attend an interview in Thailand with a Qatar based rep. This was held in Chiang Mai and, after passing that test, was then sent to Doha for initial training during a probationary period. Still with them after 3+ years.

 

So maybe a bit suspicious of not being interviewed by an Emirates rep ahead of travelling to Dubai. But, as noted, that was Qatar..........

 

 

[2long]

52 minutes ago, PPGuy said:

Not Emirates but Qatar experience of a family connection.

 

Applied for position as air hostess and passed the initial checking process then asked to attend an interview in Thailand with a Qatar based rep. This was held in Chiang Mai and, after passing that test, was then sent to Doha for initial training during a probationary period. Still with them after 3+ years.

 

So maybe a bit suspicious of not being interviewed by an Emirates rep ahead of travelling to Dubai. But, as noted, that was Qatar..........

 

 

This is apparently the same process that happened to the lady I know.

Thank you. This is very reassuring. ????????

[The Hammer2021]

Would you be asking if it were British Airways?

[phetphet]

I suspect scam.

 

I think there would be several mass interviews and skill tests, photos taken, makeup inspections etc., in Bangkok long before anyone got anywhere near a job offer. Let alone a job offer in Dubai.

 

The large number of applicants would be gradually whittled down by a process of elimination to a select few. Those would then be sent to be trained.

 

They are not going to be incurring the costs to fly girls to Dubai when most of them will not be up to their required standards.

 

A girl I know went for an interview here for one of the lost cost airlines a few years ago, and even they were quite intensive.

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Would you be asking if it were British Airways?

What history or recent news has there been of women being trafficked to the UK under false pretences ???

 

Where as there is news of women being duped into travelling to the middle east under false pretences. 

 

 

[KIngsofisaan]

Sent you a first hand PM

[ballpoint]

10 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Would you be asking if it were British Airways?

Having "the looks" would rule that out.

(Unless "the looks" are the looks of an elderly matron).

[The Hammer2021]

5 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

Having "the looks" would rule that out.

(Unless "the looks" are the looks of an elderly matron).

I was referring to her potential employer being Arab not British

[marin]

12 hours ago, phetphet said:

I suspect scam.

 

I think there would be several mass interviews and skill tests, photos taken, makeup inspections etc., in Bangkok long before anyone got anywhere near a job offer. Let alone a job offer in Dubai.

 

The large number of applicants would be gradually whittled down by a process of elimination to a select few. Those would then be sent to be trained.

 

They are not going to be incurring the costs to fly girls to Dubai when most of them will not be up to their required standards.

 

This post sums it up and is spot on. Emirates is a greatly desired job due to the high pay, opportunity for long hours, and free housing in Dubai. The salary is also paid in USD. If these boxes were not ticked be wary. 

 

[orchidfan]

22 hours ago, ballpoint said:

Having "the looks" would rule that out.

(Unless "the looks" are the looks of an elderly matron).

It was an."elderly matron" BA hostess, many years ago flying SIN to Oz, who knew/remember my name (in economy /world traveller) and my favourite Gin n tonic drink and checked on me regularly during the flight to keep me topped up.

They don't come like that anymore ????

[PETERTHEEATER]

22 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Would you be asking if it were British Airways?

Yes. They hire only gay males......

[thailand49]

Thirty years in the industry that is how it works not a lot of experience needed. 

You left a number of things out but as noted did she seeks the interview, if she is going through a certify agency by the airline if so no money should be required from her it is basically all expenses paid,  one can call the airline personnel department and verify. 

[Stevemercer]

She should proceed with the process, but obviously halt proceedings if they are asking for money in any way, shape or form. 

 

I doubt there is any risk of 'trafficers' paying for her to fly overseas and whisking her away into a life of servitude. 

[scorecard]

On 8/2/2022 at 8:21 PM, ballpoint said:

Having "the looks" would rule that out.

(Unless "the looks" are the looks of an elderly matron).

Hey that's the requirement for American Airlines, plus big, for females.

 

For males, middle aged, big and natural ability to fuss around and take forever to deliver a tray table.

[Deli]

On 8/2/2022 at 5:13 PM, 2long said:

Thanks guys! ????????

She always can work as a hostess on a liveabaord ????

[geisha]

I’m quite sure they have to interview her first, see her passport etc and then give her a visa to go there to train. You can’t just fly to Dubai . Visa/ ticket/ documents. 

[JeffersLos]

I recently received a similar offer, but for British Airways.

 

I thought it was odd as I'm 54 years old with a face like a slapped eel. 

 

But I checked with HR and that's apparently the style they're going for. 

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, orchidfan said:

It was an."elderly matron" BA hostess, many years ago flying SIN to Oz, who knew/remember my name (in economy /world traveller) and my favourite Gin n tonic drink and checked on me regularly during the flight to keep me topped up.

They don't come like that anymore ????

Was it your Mum ? No really, was your Mum ?