Employment

Kellie – Victim Location 49047 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Offered to put an add on my bike or car and pay me great for it sent a check it never cleared

Blake – Victim Location 75154 Type of a scam Employment I was sent an email that falsely appeared to be from Zip Recruiter. The message stated that my resume had been reviewed and your information was forward to Human Resource (Rosalinda Anderson). You have been scheduled for an online interview. This is an immediate hire…

Jodi – Type of a scam Employment Applied for an admin job on the job site postjobfree.com Contacted by this person for HR assistant position Was very pushy, sent multiple emails if I took long to reply Very poor grammar Very avoidant on location of job just that it was in Toronto, told me there…

Lindsay – Victim Location 37849 Type of a scam Phishing Man calls says he’s calling regarding an online application I completed. He ask what type of employment I’m looking for. I ask exactly what job did I apply for. He says, well what type of employment are you looking for. I disconnected the call Roy…

Tamara – Victim Location 21040 Type of a scam Employment A person in Liberia informed me that they had been offered a job by this the NORTH AMERICA ALIGN WORKERS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. Phone number didn’t work. I got suspicious and more searches brought up another website with name NORTH AMERICA ASSOCIATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. Wordings on…

Bethany – Victim Location 44451 Type of a scam Employment During your first tester assignment you will be evaluating our clients’ services at Nike and Walmart Stores near you. This particular exercise will be to determine operational compatibility. Nike is looking into complaints in customer service delivery from and not limited to: reported lapses in…

Kaitlin – Victim Location 97211 Type of a scam Employment Job posting on gov website to put an advert wrap on your car or bike. $550 per week offer for 3 months. Asks for response to email address with your address and vehicle info. They then contact you and ask for more info via email…

Sandra – Victim Location 23704 Type of a scam Employment I applied for a job on Indeed.com through a company I am very aware of –Sapeint. The job was for a remote graphic designer. Since it was listed through Indeed and I recognized the name of the company I wasnt so leary, but I thought…

Albert – Jul 29, 2020 Victim Location 13601 Type of a scam Phishing They stated that I applied for unemployment in Nevada. I have never lived or been to Nevada. My HR department confirmed they have not received any written response from any other states for my name. This is the second unemployment paperwork I…

Grace – Type of a scam Employment Got email offering me a job got my resume on indeed.ca as human resource specialist for new office in Toronto, she was from office in BC. Said was all internet work for 10 days then new office ready in 2 weeks. I signed contract and sent photo with…

Cole – Victim Location 31075 Type of a scam Employment A job opportunity was offered to me after the recruiter found my website on Indeed.com since my skills were a perfect match. Before I would be hired, I’d be sent a check for $3,450 to put into my private checking account which I would then…

Phillip – Victim Location 38060 Type of a scam Employment On December 11, 2015 I recd a check for $2960 from a division of First Nat’l Bank in Ft Worth, TX 76161. I was instructed to do secret shopping to Walmart but first they want me to deposit the check in my acct; keep $300;…

Noah – Victim Location 90602 Type of a scam Phishing I was told that a local Sam’s Club was hiring, so I had googled "Sams Club Jobs". I mistook the first link as an actual Sam’s club website. After putting in my phone number and email address, I was called by a "recruiter" who took…

Brent – Victim Location 60018 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Navy veteran almost got scammed with a job offer. Got a text this morning and was excited to find out it was a job offer. I was instructed to add Henry Wright to my gmail account and to send him an initial email…

Tamara – Victim Location 31029 Type of a scam Employment There is a scam where someone is using the company name Merck to hire you to work form home. I was so excited by the chance that I sent them my personal information. When I realized it was to good to be true I called…

Yolanda – Victim Location 12065 Type of a scam Employment A man named Michael Lantor contacted me via email to offer me a job position to be a caregiver for his elderly mother. Michael said that he found my resume on Zip Recruiter, and he was willing to pay me $25 per hour. He listed…

Dane – Victim Location 60643 Type of a scam Employment I was solicited first by text (787.746.0430) by a person claiming to be Pamela Johnson from Manpower Group and then on Google Hangouts by a person claiming to be a Manpower Group hiring manager using the same name and photo as the CEO of Manpower,…

Elizabeth – Victim Location 32828 Type of a scam Employment This company posts fake employment ads on Indeed.com. When a person replies to ad, the company calls and sets up a scripted interview. During the interview, they say they can’t tell you the potential employer’s name (big clue). At the close of the interview they…

Meredith – Victim Location 68005 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Recruits to post ads on Craigslist, once its payday, they mail a legit check for 3x the amount from Bank of America. The account number is too high for anyone but a bank to cash. Once deposited, they then request for a copy…