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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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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