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Scams are everywhere, please research and think very - carefully before sending a resume. SM


Posted: Feb 12, 2014

That can't be posted or emphasized enough.  Whatever job posting seems good, research it and double check everything before sending a resume with all your personal information.

Do NOT EVER accept any checks  (especially written for large sums)  from any companies to purchase anything -  that should be nothing but common sense. 

People, you're broke now, and desperate for a job, but how much more broke are you going to be if you fall for these types of identity theft.

Another scam job post on here this morning with it stating transcriptionist wanted, but then companies to send profile.  ???

I put a small post to hire someone on a popular classified ads website for a very small project that would take maybe 10 mins of time for someone.  I got a very formally typed, long-winded response obviously from an ESL with an email signature name different than the name in the signature block at the end, and it appears to be a huge software company, but poster states he owns this very small 3-person company.

This post stated pay was $5.    Five lousy dollars.   And some scammer jumps on that.

Look very, very carefully at the grammar and spelling of any ad you are considering.  Firefox is one word.  A website design company should know that.

If there's no website,  and especially if they offer to conduct interview over an instant messenger program?????     Don't bother wasting your time.

 

 

This should be a sticky on New MTs board - nm

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