Job Hunting? Look Out For Phony Job Postings
By Gema De Las Heras
Scammers are using the names of well-known employers to post job openings that don’t exist. The purpose? Tricking you into sending them personal information or money upfront to get the job.
The phony postings are hard to pass up. They offer great pay, telework options, and money to set up a home office. But here’s an example of how the scam works. They get your information and send you a check for, say, $4,000 and tell you to keep $1,000 as a salary advance and send back $3,000 supposedly for a PC and office equipment. After you receive and deposit the $4,000 check, you mail them a check for $3,000, But the job and the equipment never appear. When the bank realizes their check is fake, you’re out of a job and now $3,000 in debt.
To avoid similar job scams:
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