Your Job’s Too Good to Be True? It’s Probably a Scam.
October 14 , 2022
A lot more people work from home these days, which means it’s a lot easier to get a job online. If these jobs are real, they can be great opportunities. But not all online work is real, and employment scammers use fake jobs to steal your money or make you a part of their scheme.
How do you tell if a job is fake? There are several signs.
It’s usually too easy to get this dream job. There might not be a formal application or any interviews. Your “boss” only needs some personal information, like an address. The job could promise high pay for little work.
Also, your role and job duties are unclear. You might deposit checks, transfer funds between accounts or move packages around. There’s little explanation about what your company does.
Sadly, the checks you deposit are probably forgeries. You won’t see money you sent to your “job” ever again. In the worst cases, you’re unknowingly helping criminal operations when you move money or packages for them.
Avoid becoming an employment scam victim by:
· Googling a company to see if it’s well-known or has a legitimate website. Fake companies may have a website, but it won’t be well done.
· Checking for an application process. Real jobs will ask for work history and interviews; fake jobs won’t.
· Using your gut. If the opportunity sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
· Refusing to move money or items for strangers. You don’t know if they’re using you as part of a scam.