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SCAM: Before sending your resume... (sm) - Rose


Posted: Feb 09, 2014

This con artist is using indeed.com to advertise for MTs.  They use various cities, state the job is for a F/T MT to be paid $13 to $15 per hour.  They do not list a phone number or address, but list a legitimate business Web site. This one used nestrealty.com (legit and has nothing to do with the scammer) and a legit realtor's name Marjorie Adam who is in VA.  After sending your resume, they reveal this info, stating she is "also a realtor"  hmm, doctor and realtor on the side??  and is currently in Dubai (Saudi Arabia) doing a home inspection, she filled the MT position but needs an office assistant and pays $300. per week.  After seeing that this name and Web site appeared legit,  I called Marjorie and these scammers have been using her ID.  She has gotten multiple calls from MTs.  I advised her she should report this to the FBI Internet Fraud department as they are doing this in many different states. I will also advise Indeed.com of this scam using their site to advertise.

My advice:  Do a little checking before sending a resume. I selected "reply" on the ad, thus got the email address, ran that on Spokeo which came back to a  noahmichael18@ _____  email address, there were no doctors by that name in the town advertised.  The sammer listed it was in the "Essen St" area, and there is no such street in the town advertised. 

 

Dubai is not Saudi Arabia - Sigh

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Dubai is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is not in Saudi Arabia.

Thank you - Mr. Peabody

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xoxo

This comment has nothing to do with the scam (sm) - Rose

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Oh, please excuse my ignorant reference to Dubai, Saudi Arabia. I should have stated it is a part of the "United Arab Emirates" which borders Saudi Arabia and Oman(double sigh).

No, just with the general reliability of the information - in the post

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Nm
TY, Ms Geography Queen - Givitarest
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I would say the MAJORITY of us appreciated the info, without the snarky *sigh* geography disclaimer

Don't be so defensive. - nm

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Not being defensive at all (sm) - Rose
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Simply letting people know this is off topic so they can skip if they want.

Yup, Dubai is UAE. Tall buildings, too. :) - nm

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Thanks, Rose! - JG

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Thanks for this information. The important thing is the scam, not where Dubai is.

Thank YOU JG! (nm) - Rose

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I appreciate the heads up. Thank you! - justalittleMT

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It just makes my job search a bit easier if I know that something is a scam so I can just skip over it and save myself valuable time researching reputable companies.


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