07 February 2008

Conmen hack into UAE Ministry websites

A bogus recruitment agency has linked its website to three UAE ministry websites and is sending jobseekers fake visa applications, senior officials told Gulf News yesterday.

The websites are Ministry of Labour, Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) and the Ministry of Education websites, the officials said.

A Ministry of Labour official revealed that it was not possible to take action against the agency as it has only linked its website to the Ministry websites. “I advise people to be extra cautious when they are applying for a job online," he said.

Brigadier Mohammad Ahmad Al Merri, Director General of DNRD added that investigations are underway.
In a statement released earlier by WAM, Dr Hanif Hasan, Minister of Education, warned job seekers to verify the authenticity of their appointment letters after the Ministry web site was hacked.

The warning follows after job applicants at the Ministry were shocked to find that their appointment letters signed by the Minister, were actually forged.

A teacher who came to the Ministry of Education to finalise her appointment, had brought with her one of the forged letters of appointment which she printed from the Ministry’s website, the statement said.

The person, or persons, is processing job applications and giving people fake appointment letters, it added.

Dr. Hassan urged all applicants at the ministry to verify the authenticity of the Ministry’s documents and deal with the Ministry only through legal channels.

Officials said the issue has been sent to legal experts for action. Source

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