I also nearly fell into this mess....
Found the ad on this page:
Helicopter Pilot
"Helicopter Pilot wanted for Elite Petrochemical"
Just send my cv-and got an email back with a form to fill out....
They just asked for home adress, passport number and family members-and if they are going to move to Nigeria...
Just filled it out-and got an email back with the same form (slightly modified)-this time not from Elite Petrochemical, but from Mega Oil....
Unfortunately, first time i sent my cv-so anybody out there at the end of the line now has all my personal details.......
Until now-nobody asked for money to be transferred....but i am waiting for it...
Found the ad on this page:
Helicopter Pilot
"Helicopter Pilot wanted for Elite Petrochemical"
Just send my cv-and got an email back with a form to fill out....
They just asked for home adress, passport number and family members-and if they are going to move to Nigeria...
Just filled it out-and got an email back with the same form (slightly modified)-this time not from Elite Petrochemical, but from Mega Oil....
Unfortunately, first time i sent my cv-so anybody out there at the end of the line now has all my personal details.......
Until now-nobody asked for money to be transferred....but i am waiting for it...
Pilot.Pete , 23rd Nov 2009 07:58
31st Jan 2018I applied to the same job with Elite, it took few days to get back to me unlike Mega Oil and Gas.
Elite have a website and it looks OK, there is even a scam page to say don't send your bank account details.
I had a quick flick around the internet trying to find out some more and found some other oil rig jobs being advertised. So maybe this one is OK.
Can anyone else bring anything to the table?
Does anyone here work for them?
Peter
Elite have a website and it looks OK, there is even a scam page to say don't send your bank account details.
I had a quick flick around the internet trying to find out some more and found some other oil rig jobs being advertised. So maybe this one is OK.
Can anyone else bring anything to the table?
Does anyone here work for them?
Peter
26th Apr 2024Quote:
3) For a rotorcraft category rating with a helicopter class rating:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport and heliport operations;
(iv) Hovering maneuvers;
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;
(vi) Performance maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Emergency operations;
(ix) Special operations; and
(x) Postflight procedures
Oh yeah - that looks like a bone-fide set of qualifications that an operator would look for, doesn't it?????3) For a rotorcraft category rating with a helicopter class rating:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport and heliport operations;
(iv) Hovering maneuvers;
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;
(vi) Performance maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Emergency operations;
(ix) Special operations; and
(x) Postflight procedures
No mention of Offshore experience, total hours, hours in command, multi-engine turbine time, Instrument Rating......no, just the ability to hover, take off and navigate.....
212,
Dosen't the auto-pilot take care of the rest? As long as you have done the preflight and got the aircraft going it just MUST be ok, right??
Looks more like a "copy-paste" from the FAR, for the PVT license, no?
§ 61.107 Flight proficiency.
top (a) General. A person who applies for a private pilot certificate must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on the areas of operation of this section that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.
(3) For a rotorcraft category rating with a helicopter class rating:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport and heliport operations;
(iv) Hovering maneuvers;
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;
(vi) Performance maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Emergency operations;
(ix) Night operations, except as provided in §61.110 of this part, and
(x) Postflight procedures.
What a bunch of f... idiots!
Cheers
Dosen't the auto-pilot take care of the rest? As long as you have done the preflight and got the aircraft going it just MUST be ok, right??
Looks more like a "copy-paste" from the FAR, for the PVT license, no?
§ 61.107 Flight proficiency.
top (a) General. A person who applies for a private pilot certificate must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on the areas of operation of this section that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.(3) For a rotorcraft category rating with a helicopter class rating:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport and heliport operations;
(iv) Hovering maneuvers;
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;
(vi) Performance maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Emergency operations;
(ix) Night operations, except as provided in §61.110 of this part, and
(x) Postflight procedures.
What a bunch of f... idiots!
Cheers
Ian Corrigible , 23rd Nov 2009 14:37
That ElitePretroChemical ad was discussed over on The Dark Side last week.
Looks like pilots aren't the only ones being screwed over:
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Scam in Lagos State: Helicopters purchased for crime fighting are converted to private commercial use
Sahara Reporters November 21st
On November 19, 2009, a Lagos–based air transport company, Caverton Helicopters, gleefully announced that it has buffered its onshore and offshore ability to operate more helicopter services.
In a story in ThisDay newspapers titled “Caverton Takes Delivery of New Aircraft,” the company was quoted as stated that it had also “taken delivery of several fixed wing aircraft committed to major operators in the oil and gas sector of the nation's economy.”
But investigations by Saharareporters revealed that the revamping of Caverton was not the product of hard work on the part of its owners. Instead, it resulted from a questionable, and possibly fraudulent, attempt to convert helicopters belonging to the Lagos State government into private commercial use – and for private corporate profit. Our investigations show that not only are the new aircraft over-priced, they may also not even be used in Lagos to the benefit of Lagosians.
In 2007, the Lagos State Security Trust Fund was established under the Lagos State Security Trust Fund Law 2007 enacted by the state assembly. The Trust Fund was established to raise money and equipment through voluntary subscriptions and donations from all interested government agencies, private organizations and individuals. The funds were then to be invested to take care of the security challenges of the entire state.
Reuben Abati, a columnist and chairman of the Guardian editorial board, is among the members of the board of the trust fund. Obasanjo and Makanjuola
In 2008, the audited account of the Trust fund disclosed that it had generated donations from banks and individuals, including N10 million from officials of the state government.
A source within the state government tipped off Saharareporters that Caverton was advertising Lagos State Trust Fund-owned helicopters meant for the Lagos state security as its own.
Caverton is owned by a businessman, Remi Makanjuola, who also doubles as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lagos Trust Fund. Several sources told us that the company is not as stellar as it is being portrayed in the latest promotional articles touting its supposed corporate success.
On the contrary, aviation sources knowledgeable about Caverton’s operations said the company has to its name only two functional helicopters, both of them old light utility helicopters, Eurocopter As-350B2. The sources revealed that none of these two helicopters is capable of going offshore. “They’re basically onshore utility machines,” said one of our sources. One of the two helicopters is yellow in color, while the second unit is navy blue. The yellow helicopter was manufactured in 1987 and the navy blue one was manufactured in 1989.
Further investigations revealed that between 2005 and 2009, Caverton brought five helicopters into Nigeria. The first helicopter was an old Agusta 109, which Mr. Makanjuola received as a gift from its suppliers in 2004 for brokering a deal in which the Nigeria Navy purchased several helicopters. “The Agusta helicopter suppliers made such a huge profit from the deal with the Nigeria Navy – which Makanjuola arranged – that they gave the man one unit of Agusta 109 helicopter, which became Caverton’s first helicopter,” said a naval officer familiar with the deal. The officer added that the suppliers had reason to show this amazing gesture of gratitude since Makanjuola had got them a transaction in which the suppliers made “one-of-a-kind-profit from the Nigeria Navy.”
However, Caverton sold the helicopter in 2007 when aviation experts advised the company that Agusta 109 helicopters are not viable as commercial service helicopters – and also largely because of its old age.
Caverton’s second helicopter was also an old 1978 Eurocopter AS-365, light blue in color. The helicopter then featured in a fraudulent deal with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). That deal, authorized by the former NPA chairman, Mr. Olabode George (currently serving a two-year jail term for corruption), provided that the helicopter was to be used to patrol Nigeria’s waterways. The contract fetched Caverton N12 million per day and was to run for several years. “It was a scam, pure and simple,” said a source in the NPA. “The so-called helicopter was not functional, but Chief Bode George made sure the company was paid for work that was never done.”
By mid-2008, when huge payments were still being made to Caverton ostensibly for “NPA/NIMASA inspection flights,” Caverton had quietly sold and shipped out the AS-365 helicopter with which the contract was secured. In effect, the company had no AS-365 helicopter anywhere in Nigeria, but the N12 million per day contract went on unhindered.
Caverton’s third helicopter was, like the second one, another very old 1981 model AS-365, red in color. It nearly killed the governor of Bayelsa state in 2007 when, flown for Caverton by one Captain John Omesili, the helicopter could not lift off over an electric pole due to weak engine output. In 2008, this helicopter was scrapped and shipped out of Nigeria.
Caverton’s fourth helicopter was a navy blue 1989 Eurocopter AS-350B2. One of the two helicopters currently operated by Caverton, the machine has been used in flying cash for banks around Port Harcourt as well as for VIP transportation around Lagos. The other functional Caverton helicopter is a 1987 yellow Eurocopter AS-350B2.
Our investigations further revealed that Caverton also owns a 1974 model Twin Otter, fixed-wing airplane – not a helicopter. It is an obsolete airplane that Caverton picked up when Aero Contractors discarded it in 2007.
Saharareporters investigations revealed that the Bell 412EP Caverton is advertising as its own is one of the two helicopters the Lagos State government purchased through the Lagos State Trust Fund to fight crime in the state.
In telephone calls made to a Florida–based company, Africair Inc., we discovered that the Lagos State Security Trust Fund had ordered two helicopters, which were supplied, shipped and re-assembled in Lagos. One of the helicopters is ready to fly while the second will be fully assembled early next week.
When Saharareporters reached the Africa rep. of Africair, Mr. Robert Prentice, in Nairobi, Kenya he confirmed to our reporter that his company had completed the supply of the helicopters to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. Prodded as to why Caverton is claiming ownership of the equipment, he admitted that the state has a deal with Caverton to operate the helicopters. A source told Saharareporters that the helicopters were purchased for $12 million each, but Mr. Prentice said the figure was exaggerated. He would not disclose the actual cost to Saharareporters.
Caverton helicopters are chartered at a cost of N7.5 million per day by customers in the Nigeria’s oil and gas industries as well as clients who use it for VIP transportation purposes.
A source within the Lagos State government said the company’s misleading advertising “was very disturbing.” He added, “I am also troubled that helicopters that have been bought from a trust fund, and for the purpose of combating crime in Lagos, are now said to be stationed in Warri and Port Harcourt.”
No official of the Lagos State government commented on record on this matter.
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I/C
Looks like pilots aren't the only ones being screwed over:
-----
Scam in Lagos State: Helicopters purchased for crime fighting are converted to private commercial use
Sahara Reporters November 21st
On November 19, 2009, a Lagos–based air transport company, Caverton Helicopters, gleefully announced that it has buffered its onshore and offshore ability to operate more helicopter services.
In a story in ThisDay newspapers titled “Caverton Takes Delivery of New Aircraft,” the company was quoted as stated that it had also “taken delivery of several fixed wing aircraft committed to major operators in the oil and gas sector of the nation's economy.”
But investigations by Saharareporters revealed that the revamping of Caverton was not the product of hard work on the part of its owners. Instead, it resulted from a questionable, and possibly fraudulent, attempt to convert helicopters belonging to the Lagos State government into private commercial use – and for private corporate profit. Our investigations show that not only are the new aircraft over-priced, they may also not even be used in Lagos to the benefit of Lagosians.
In 2007, the Lagos State Security Trust Fund was established under the Lagos State Security Trust Fund Law 2007 enacted by the state assembly. The Trust Fund was established to raise money and equipment through voluntary subscriptions and donations from all interested government agencies, private organizations and individuals. The funds were then to be invested to take care of the security challenges of the entire state.
Reuben Abati, a columnist and chairman of the Guardian editorial board, is among the members of the board of the trust fund. Obasanjo and Makanjuola
In 2008, the audited account of the Trust fund disclosed that it had generated donations from banks and individuals, including N10 million from officials of the state government.
A source within the state government tipped off Saharareporters that Caverton was advertising Lagos State Trust Fund-owned helicopters meant for the Lagos state security as its own.
Caverton is owned by a businessman, Remi Makanjuola, who also doubles as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lagos Trust Fund. Several sources told us that the company is not as stellar as it is being portrayed in the latest promotional articles touting its supposed corporate success.
On the contrary, aviation sources knowledgeable about Caverton’s operations said the company has to its name only two functional helicopters, both of them old light utility helicopters, Eurocopter As-350B2. The sources revealed that none of these two helicopters is capable of going offshore. “They’re basically onshore utility machines,” said one of our sources. One of the two helicopters is yellow in color, while the second unit is navy blue. The yellow helicopter was manufactured in 1987 and the navy blue one was manufactured in 1989.
Further investigations revealed that between 2005 and 2009, Caverton brought five helicopters into Nigeria. The first helicopter was an old Agusta 109, which Mr. Makanjuola received as a gift from its suppliers in 2004 for brokering a deal in which the Nigeria Navy purchased several helicopters. “The Agusta helicopter suppliers made such a huge profit from the deal with the Nigeria Navy – which Makanjuola arranged – that they gave the man one unit of Agusta 109 helicopter, which became Caverton’s first helicopter,” said a naval officer familiar with the deal. The officer added that the suppliers had reason to show this amazing gesture of gratitude since Makanjuola had got them a transaction in which the suppliers made “one-of-a-kind-profit from the Nigeria Navy.”
However, Caverton sold the helicopter in 2007 when aviation experts advised the company that Agusta 109 helicopters are not viable as commercial service helicopters – and also largely because of its old age.
Caverton’s second helicopter was also an old 1978 Eurocopter AS-365, light blue in color. The helicopter then featured in a fraudulent deal with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). That deal, authorized by the former NPA chairman, Mr. Olabode George (currently serving a two-year jail term for corruption), provided that the helicopter was to be used to patrol Nigeria’s waterways. The contract fetched Caverton N12 million per day and was to run for several years. “It was a scam, pure and simple,” said a source in the NPA. “The so-called helicopter was not functional, but Chief Bode George made sure the company was paid for work that was never done.”
By mid-2008, when huge payments were still being made to Caverton ostensibly for “NPA/NIMASA inspection flights,” Caverton had quietly sold and shipped out the AS-365 helicopter with which the contract was secured. In effect, the company had no AS-365 helicopter anywhere in Nigeria, but the N12 million per day contract went on unhindered.
Caverton’s third helicopter was, like the second one, another very old 1981 model AS-365, red in color. It nearly killed the governor of Bayelsa state in 2007 when, flown for Caverton by one Captain John Omesili, the helicopter could not lift off over an electric pole due to weak engine output. In 2008, this helicopter was scrapped and shipped out of Nigeria.
Caverton’s fourth helicopter was a navy blue 1989 Eurocopter AS-350B2. One of the two helicopters currently operated by Caverton, the machine has been used in flying cash for banks around Port Harcourt as well as for VIP transportation around Lagos. The other functional Caverton helicopter is a 1987 yellow Eurocopter AS-350B2.
Our investigations further revealed that Caverton also owns a 1974 model Twin Otter, fixed-wing airplane – not a helicopter. It is an obsolete airplane that Caverton picked up when Aero Contractors discarded it in 2007.
Saharareporters investigations revealed that the Bell 412EP Caverton is advertising as its own is one of the two helicopters the Lagos State government purchased through the Lagos State Trust Fund to fight crime in the state.
In telephone calls made to a Florida–based company, Africair Inc., we discovered that the Lagos State Security Trust Fund had ordered two helicopters, which were supplied, shipped and re-assembled in Lagos. One of the helicopters is ready to fly while the second will be fully assembled early next week.
When Saharareporters reached the Africa rep. of Africair, Mr. Robert Prentice, in Nairobi, Kenya he confirmed to our reporter that his company had completed the supply of the helicopters to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. Prodded as to why Caverton is claiming ownership of the equipment, he admitted that the state has a deal with Caverton to operate the helicopters. A source told Saharareporters that the helicopters were purchased for $12 million each, but Mr. Prentice said the figure was exaggerated. He would not disclose the actual cost to Saharareporters.
Caverton helicopters are chartered at a cost of N7.5 million per day by customers in the Nigeria’s oil and gas industries as well as clients who use it for VIP transportation purposes.
A source within the Lagos State government said the company’s misleading advertising “was very disturbing.” He added, “I am also troubled that helicopters that have been bought from a trust fund, and for the purpose of combating crime in Lagos, are now said to be stationed in Warri and Port Harcourt.”
No official of the Lagos State government commented on record on this matter.
-----
I/C
They will ask for money via Western union or Money gram.
A friend got scammed for a sizeable amount with Mgram, BEWARE of giving ANY details.
A friend of mine was scammed with money gram they would appear to be rather leaky.
Quit a sophisticated scam regarding a vehicle which existed HPI checked DVLA check, among others.
They faxed a copy of a deposit to show they had funds, someone turned up and cleared the lot with a fake passport, the person in question has NEVER had a passport!! or even applied for one, so in stead of passport, a password was required, but the paying office never asked for it even though it stated on the form it was a requirement, not a passport.
Police now have found money was removed in UK not Italy as supposed.
The MG people are trying not to pay out BEWARE
A friend got scammed for a sizeable amount with Mgram, BEWARE of giving ANY details.
A friend of mine was scammed with money gram they would appear to be rather leaky.
Quit a sophisticated scam regarding a vehicle which existed HPI checked DVLA check, among others.
They faxed a copy of a deposit to show they had funds, someone turned up and cleared the lot with a fake passport, the person in question has NEVER had a passport!! or even applied for one, so in stead of passport, a password was required, but the paying office never asked for it even though it stated on the form it was a requirement, not a passport.
Police now have found money was removed in UK not Italy as supposed.
The MG people are trying not to pay out BEWARE
hectorbristol , 8th Dec 2009 21:10
The same procedure for everyone, but this time, I had contact with Mr. Harrison Grand (HR Manager) about the general operations of the company back there.
The answer about the fleet: (His Words):
We have 22 helicopters flying aroud Warri and Excavous (a rig). 4 of them are AW 139, and the rest are 412´s , 212´s and 206´s. Plus the promise of this big salary, 28:28 rotation, Air tickets (to/from home), etc...
Now, I´m going to write my Wish Letter to Santacalus, just in case . . . .
Good Luck for everyone.
By the way, this is my first message!
The answer about the fleet: (His Words):
We have 22 helicopters flying aroud Warri and Excavous (a rig). 4 of them are AW 139, and the rest are 412´s , 212´s and 206´s. Plus the promise of this big salary, 28:28 rotation, Air tickets (to/from home), etc...
Now, I´m going to write my Wish Letter to Santacalus, just in case . . . .
Good Luck for everyone.
By the way, this is my first message!
Unfortunately I have sent my CV to an official recruiter and this is what I got 3 days later:
DIRECTED FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF MEGA OIL AND GAS COMPANY PLOT 22B REFINERY ROAD
WARRI, DELTA STATE NIGERIA.
P.O BOX 2022
TEL:+234-704-005-9781
COUNTRY ZIP
09234)
1st February 2010
Attention Applicant,
Your curriculum vitae was completely scrutinized, and you have been given the opening to participate in our recruitment process. This email contains an email attachment, you are required to download these form, in order for you to answer the questions in your own handwriting. Lastly you would also be required to send at Least 2 certificate to prove you job experience/qualification with the completed forms, should be submitted not later than 2-5 working or business days. You are required to print out the forms, answer the questions in your own handwriting, scan it and send back it via email.
Best Regards
Michael Ponter
Human Resource Manager
Mega Oil-Field and Gas Limited
[email protected]
Now, having been registered at this forum and having read this Thread, I think I shouldn't answer this SH....
Hopefully they don't use my given details for any criminal intentions.......
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DIRECTED FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF MEGA OIL AND GAS COMPANY PLOT 22B REFINERY ROAD
WARRI, DELTA STATE NIGERIA.
P.O BOX 2022
TEL:+234-704-005-9781
COUNTRY ZIP
09234)1st February 2010
Attention Applicant,
Your curriculum vitae was completely scrutinized, and you have been given the opening to participate in our recruitment process. This email contains an email attachment, you are required to download these form, in order for you to answer the questions in your own handwriting. Lastly you would also be required to send at Least 2 certificate to prove you job experience/qualification with the completed forms, should be submitted not later than 2-5 working or business days. You are required to print out the forms, answer the questions in your own handwriting, scan it and send back it via email.
Best Regards
Michael Ponter
Human Resource Manager
Mega Oil-Field and Gas Limited
[email protected]
Now, having been registered at this forum and having read this Thread, I think I shouldn't answer this SH....
Hopefully they don't use my given details for any criminal intentions.......
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This is another of the hundreds of Nigerian Advanced Fee Fraud Scams polluting the internet. This Company has to be the worst for perpetrating a fraud. I mean damn...at least get the English right and get some tech editing help from your other fraudulent buddies. Save your money. I have allready reported Geocean Limited and Mega Oil and Gas to the FBI and State Department. Nigeria...Home of the Phishing Scam. Caveat Emptor 
vegetablevn , 10th Oct 2010 13:10
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