Job at Mount sinai hospital -[CONFIRMED SCAM- Beware!]

Hello Ajith

Did you try any google search to get more information on the employer? It seems to be a scam!

Always call the main office after counter verifying their contact infos on the web to be sure! There are a lot of scams going on the internet.

Did they ask for any money?

Kenjee
Expat.com

Hello Kenjee,
Thanks for reply. As if you told the offer seems genuine, a lot of questions arising in my mind.
1) I dont have a current Newyork license to practice physiotherapy.
2) I have not passed NPTE Exam which is a mandatory for licensing neither TOEFL .
3) I have not done my credential evaluation.
4) For my profession they should be providing me a H1B visa. As far as I know,  the employer must have filed petition for that.

They didnt mentioned anything of these in their mail. Its  that what makes me concern.

Thanks & Regards,
Ajith

They mention they would apply for visa for you but surprisingly low level of concern from their end...
So before to get there, really search the employer
I did a quick check and Mount Sinai careers address is this one
http://careers.mountsinai.org/
quickly searching for physiotherapist job opening gives 0 hit, not good either...

generally big instituitons DO NOT use private email for their staff but communicate with you via their career portal
so I would be suspicious about an email address especially ending by net

I think you re right to worry

Dear Pris,
First of all ,  thanks for your valuable time   took  to read my post and for searching and sharing me the link. I went to the web address you shared me that of Mount Sinai Health System.I hardly found any when I looked for a physiotherapist career. Instead of that, when I typed physical therapist, it displayed two -three results. I tried to rung  the HR section of the Mount Sinai hospital, but they didnt picked up.

Ajith Thomas,

Call Mount Sinai Hospital through their main switchboard numbers 212-241-6500 or 212-590-3300 and ask for Human Resources.

I'm convinced you are dealing with a scam because of the e-mail address which should be from the hospital's domain name and is not. I also find the fact that not one of the various numbers related to the hospital are from the 646 area code, but mostly 212. Sounds like a scam to me.

You should however contact the hospital directly and confirm this.

Cheers,
James
expat.com Experts Team

Hello James,
I dialed Mount sinai hospital's  main switchboard and asked for connection to HR section. They immediately transfered my call  but from HR line they only insisted me to send a voice message and I done the same. To confirm,  once again I called Mount sinai and asked for a direct contact number of HR . The number they gave me was   +1 646 605 4600 . I called this number but the same story repeated. The area code is same as that of the contact given in mail which making me more confused.

I am 100% sure that this is a scam.  The English in the emails is terrible.  No Americans would write like that with words capitalized that shouldn't be capitalized, strange phrasing and very bad grammar.  Also, no doctor would be an HR manager. Doctors are doctors!  I would block his email and have nothing further to do with him. He's  probably trying to get your information to steal your identity.

hi friend,
                 am also got same mail and attachments, i think its 100% fake

Hello Ajith. Please be very careful with these fake "HR". Real International recruiters with these big hospital system are usually very approachable (based on my experiences) and can be reached quickly through their direct line or email. They also use email address using  hospital domain and never their personal one. The hospital usually pays for the visa, lawyers fee and maybe help with relocation by giving you some dollar amount but never gives long term free housing unless you are in the highest/executive position (I was given 1 week free hotel accommodation with Marriott😁 then I have to find my own rental apartment). Block these scammers and good luck.

It's a scam. The English is definitely not from a native American speaker. The pay level they are quoting is WAY above the national average of 67,000 USD and that is for a starting position! Like mentioned the phone numbers don't match up. The other thing is that before hiring any foreigner they would want to at least have an extensive interview via Skype or a similar method. Also, they guy on the phone claimed to be a doctor. If so he would ALWAYS show this on the letters as Dr. or MD. No hospital is going to supply their employees with accommodation - no way.

Also I found a website givng a warning about exactly this scam:

http://419advancefeefraud.blogspot.de/2 … pital.html

Just wanted to add that I am running across other incidents of people posting on this site that are victims of similar scams.

Some scammers are getting clever. Most people getting the typical "you won the lottery" or "a dead relative has left you millions" scams recognize them.

But now scammers are targeting their victims with more subtle offerings. People advertise online that they are looking for a job. They might live in India or Dubai or where ever. The scammers then send a letter or email claiming they are taking applications for jobs in say America or Germany. They often use the names of actual well know businesses. The victims naively believe that it is reasonable that there is no fact to face interview because, of course, they are half way around the world.

The reason they use the names of well-known businesses is that one will trust them. A serious offer would mean an interview with a local recruiter or at least one over Skype, which could also be a fake actually - but the lack of an interview can only mean it is a scam.

The better scammers have realized it is more effective to make things sound plausible rather than offering millions. More people are honestly looking for a job than gullible and greedy enough to fall for the quick riches approach.

In then end thy mostly work the same. There will be unless excuses for why the promised job or winnings are not delivered and a request for fees for visa processing, accommodation deposits or whatever. Any offer asking for fees for such a thing are a scam.

When in doubt look at Google. There are various sites that list the scams going around. Also, find the business in the internet and contact them directly. Do not rely on the person answering the phone  number given by the scammers. It will never match the actual businesses' number. And any company big enough to be dealing with taking international job applications will surely have a website showing how to contact them.

Here are 2 sites that list specific scams, give tips on how to identify, or the possibility to report, scams:

https://www.scamwarners.com/http://419advancefeefraud.blogspot.de/

Hi Ajith,

It does sounds like a scam, but couple tips:
You can search for the NPI of the above MD on the NPPES npi registry to confirm MD affiliation with Sinai, If indeed an MD.
You can also confirm affiliation at  212-241 tel # since this is the main campus at Sinai.
The 646-605 is the main number for human resources and they do send you to voicemail due to their high volume.

Hope that helps.

Take care and be well.