subject: Fake Jobs Offers [print this page] The past several years have seen the rise of fake job offers. People who need a second job, or have been laid off, are the primary targets for this. However, in these cases you often are required to either give them a full resume or some starting money.
Don't trust any company or job offer that asks you for money up front. No real, legitimate job will make you pay to apply for it. This manner of scam has cost a lot of people all of their money. Also be wary of jobs that come from overseas.
One of the fake job offers that one often sees advertised is addressing envelopes at home. This requires hours of work with little or no return. Usually the applicant must pay high postage fees and, many times, is not paid after doing the work.
Unfortunately, in today's tough economic times, many people are desperate for employment. This has provided a wide open field for scam artists. In addition to the addressing envelopes at home advertisements, seeking people to construct various craft items is also common. When the opportunity to discuss potential employment on the phone arises, it is a good time to try to determine the authenticity of the offer, that's why it is important to use telephone look up services such as people-tracking-portal.net/dibartolo/1.htm in order to be able to verify the caller is really whom they say.
No matter what job offer you're given, you must always be careful when giving out your personal information. It is true that legitimate companies ask for things like your social security number and previous employment details, but these pieces of information are also was con-artists use to steal your identity, amongst other things. Try only giving out this sort of information on a face-to-face basis only.
The Internet is a great place for real companies to find good employees. However, at the same time it's a haven for scam artists who want to take your money. Your complete history and information can be gleaned from a resume. Letting it fall into the wrong hands can spell doom for your future.
Always look for a company logo and company information -- any legitimate company looking to make a job offer has a logo, and will provide information on itself. Whenever you're seeking employment from an online source, always make sure to research the company to make sure it is authentic before submitting a resume.
If unemployed, or wishing to obtain a supplemental income through a second job, before answering any ad for employment it is imperative that the person or company offering the job be identified through various governmental agencies. Companies that are well-known and give addresses, phone numbers, etc. and are easily recognized. Despite this, all should be checked out. In today's world it's important that skepticism be the name of the game because recovering from scams like identity theft are nearly impossible.
