Fake Job Postings
Written by Odesi Desko on August 16th, 2010
One of the oldest schemes going around comes in the form of false job offers. Perpetrators of fake jobs have geared their schemes primarily for those people who are either out of work or looking for some sort of additional income. Fake jobs typically ask a potential applicant to pay some sort of fee before hiring, or ask that a complete resume be provided.
Any job offer which requires up-front money should be immediately suspect. Companies who employ people for real jobs do not make this requirement. Many people have lost what little money they have to this type of scheme. Offers of overseas jobs should, especially, be suspect.
You will often see home envelope addressing job offers among the ones that can be fraudulent. These workers toil for hours for not that much money. For the most part, costly postage fees are required to even accept the work that they might not even get paid for.
Today’s economic climate doesn’t help. The job market is weak, and many people are left desperate for employment. Naturally, with so many people so desperate and willing to believe, scam artists have been given fertile ground to dupe with. There are more fake job scams around than just addressing envelopes at home. Another popular scam is people seeking others to construct various crafts and other such items. Eventually, a so-called “employer” will call to discuss employment opportunity. This is a great time to use telephone look up services such as reverse-tele-search.com/708/639/ to find out who is really calling you, and if they’re really who they say they are and if they really want to hire you for real work.
In responding to a job offer it is important that one be careful of what personal information is given out. While legitimate companies ask for things like a social security number and details of previous employment, con-artists will use this information for identity theft and other illegal activities. It is best to only give this kind of information out on a face-to-face basis.
Many legitimate companies use the Internet when seeking applicants for various positions. Unfortunately, scam artists are using this means to steal information or money from those seeking work. The information from a resume’ will provide your entire history. In the hands of the wrong person this can be disastrous.
Always look for a company logo and company information — any legitimate company looking to make a job offer has a logo, and will provide information on itself. Whenever you’re seeking employment from an online source, always make sure to research the company to make sure it is authentic before submitting a resume.
If you don’t have a job, or want to supplement your income as you work, you might want to see if you can identify the person through legitimate government means before you accept a position at their company. Look for companies that provide a bunch of contact information and have a large presence. Investigate whatever possibilities turn up for you. Since it’s so hard to trust people today, you have to be suspicious of every job offer you see online, due to the devastating effect identity theft can have.
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