I paid Sea Staff Group money under various pretexts, including claims that payments were needed to influence company representatives and arrange my placement. After receiving the money, they kept promising that the voyage would happen the next day, but I was not sent anywhere and the money was not returned.
I paid Sea Staff Group for a seafarer's passport and waited for a voyage. Several months later, they offered an urgent position and demanded an advance payment, saying the departure was guaranteed. No one was sent anywhere; after that they gave repeated excuses, promised to refund the money, then stopped answering my calls and messages and blocked me.
I paid Sea Staff Group after receiving tickets for a first voyage, and the seafarer stayed on board for about three weeks before being signed off as unsuitable. They then promised another voyage at half price and asked for a $1,000 advance. After I paid, there was no new voyage, no refund, and they stopped responding, repeatedly giving excuses about the vessel being under repair. I also found that the certificates they had arranged for $540 were fake.
I contacted Sea Staff Group and later filed a police complaint concerning the crewing operation and alleged deception. The investigation was initially refused, but after an appeal to an investigating judge, the case was entered into the criminal register. I am still waiting for the outcome and for my money to be returned.