How to Report Job Scams

Posted by Stacey Richardson on December 13, 2011

In this article from About.com, Alison Doyle explains How to Report a Scam.

Read an excerpt from Doyle’s article. Read Full Article

There are more job and employment Internet scams each and every day. Scammers try to fraudulently get you to wire money or collect your personal information, or attempt any one of a variety of other job scams designed to take advantage of job hunters seeking to find employment online.

Jennifer is just one of the many job seekers who have written to tell me that they were the victim of a scam. She was told that she would receive $490 a week. Then she received another email saying that there was a mistake and the company had accidentally sent her 3,200 dollars. When she received the check she was supposed to wire the rest of the money to someone else. That’s a typical attempt to get you to part with your money. The check from the company wouldn’t have cleared, and she would have already wired the money to the third party.

What should you do if you’ve been scammed or almost scammed? Here’s how to report a scam, including where and how to report an employment scam.

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13Dec
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How to Avoid Job Scams on Craigslist

Posted by Stacey Richardson on December 6, 2011

In this article from About.com, Alison Doyle warns readers of Craigslist Job Scams. Doyle provides examples of job scams and what you can do to protect yourself.

Read an excerpt from Doyle’s article. Read Full Article

Because it is free to post listings in many cities on Craigslist, the site is known for having many job scams. These scams often have generic job titles, such as “Administrative Assistant” or “Customer Service Representative,” and may say that you can work from home. The listings often lack a specific company location or say they are international. This way, they can say they cannot interview you in person.These job scams will ask you to send money and/or to set up a bank account to receive paychecks (which, if sent to you, are not legitimate). Other Craigslist employment related scams ask you to subscribe to a site where you can find more job listings, or have you join a site to receive web training.

Some scams will ask you to pay for a background check or credit check as a condition of employment. Others, once you have responded to the posting, will ask for your bank account or credit card information to process your application or start the hiring process. Some of these companies will instruct you to wire money for a training kit or employment supplies.

Craigslist Job Scam Warnings

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6Dec
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Do You Need a Career Coach?

Posted by Stacey Richardson on March 9, 2011

In her article for Psychology Today, Katharine Brooks, Ed.D. gives readers advice to help determine if they should hire a career coach.

Below is an excerpt from Brooks’ article, Do You Need a Career Coach? Read Full Article

According to the International Coach Federation, this week is International Coaching Week designated as a time for coaches to educate the general public about the value of professional coaching services.

Career coaching services can be invaluable to someone navigating today’s job market, particularly those who are in transition from one career field to another or who have just acquired a new career-related certificate or college degree.

Read on to learn how you can determine if you need a career coach and what to look for.

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9Mar
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Top 10 Work-at-Home Scams

Posted by Stacey Richardson on November 3, 2010

Women’s Day article, Top 10 Work-at-Home Scams, Audri G. Lanford of ScamBusters.org lists Work-at-Home opportunities you should stay away from.

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1. “Make Money at Home Stuffing Envelopes!” This classic has been around since the 1920s. You pay to learn how to get started with your business, and what you get is a photocopy of the same ad you read, with instructions to make copies of it to snag other unsuspecting souls.

2. “This Really Works!” You receive this as a chain letter, then send the email you received along with money to the top names on the list, adding your name to the bottom. You’re guaranteed to be a millionaire, say the scammers. The only problems: The money never comes—and chain letters like these are illegal.

3. “Financial Freedom Working at Home!” This is trying to pull you into a pyramid-type business where you pay upfront fees for an “opportunity.” And that opportunity turns out to be selling the same “opportunity” to others. One way to tell the difference between this kind of scheme and a trustworthy, reliable venture is the method by which you are solicited. Scam pyramid schemes mostly arrive from strangers in unsolicited emails; legitimate offers come from people you know.

4. “Typing at Home.” This is so common and so old. You pay to get “more information,” which is a sheet of paper that tells you how to make copies of it and then place home typist ads selling the same information to other suckers. You might see these ads on websites, as pop-up ads or in the back of tabloid publications.

5. “Turn Your Computer into a Money-Making Machine!” As in #4, you get ridiculous information that you’re supposed to sell to others.

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3Nov
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How to Tell if a Job is a Scam

Posted by Stacey Richardson on October 6, 2010

About.com guide, Alison Doyle helps job seekers find employment scams in her article, How to Tell if a Job is a Scam.

Below is an excerpt of Doyle’s article. Read Full Article Here

Sometimes, it seems that there are as many scams as legitimate job openings on the job boards. Toby Dayton, President and CEO of JobDig explains, “There is just no question that job boards as a whole can be, if they are not diligent in managing the risk for consumers, a magnet for scams, rip-offs, and identity theft. There are hundreds of well documented techniques and examples that people should be careful to look for.”Before you apply for a job, review these warning signs to help you determine if a job is a scam. If you’re not sure, take the time to research the company to make sure the job is legitimate.

How to Tell if a Job is a Scam

Research the Job and the Company
Vist the company’s web site and if they don’t have one or it doesn’t fit with how they describe the company, consider that a red flag. How professional is it? Is there contact information? Are jobs and career information posted on the site?

Use Google
Use Google to research the company. Search by the company name (if the company won’t give you a name, don’t bother applying) to see what information you can find. Take it one step further and search by “company name scam” to see if you can find information about reported scams.

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6Oct
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