Common Job Search Scams and How to Protect Yourself

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Common Job Search Scams and How to Protect Yourself

HR Tech Outlook Magazine is to help users to fight against scams. Today scam is on the rise in every sector of work. Scammers are always in search of a chance to fool people. This article will help you more about scams. Please read this article to have more information about these common job search scams and how people can spot and avoid them. “Our Worldwide Corporation is searching for new employees on various roles. We are all ready for a long time in the market, and now we choose employees to work from their homes. Our supreme desire is to enlarge our business level to most of the countries, so we are advertising here in the hope of cooperating


with you all. We highly appreciate honest, talented, and creative employers. You do not need to invest any amounts of money, and we do not ask you to give us your bank account requisites! or any bank details, or anything related to the bank. We are engaged in the officially authorized activity, and working in our corporation, you can reach career growth at a definite job.” – Online Re-Shipping Online re-shipping is a severe job search scam because those who fall for it unintentionally, unfortunately, become criminals. Reshipping jobs, also known as postal forwarding jobs, are work-athome jobs that involve re-packing and forwarding stolen goods to customers outside the country. Although promised a paycheck and reimbursement for delivery charges paid out of their pocket, those who fall victim to this type of scam rarely receive any penny. The actual job posting for an online re-shipping scam looks like: “Honest workers needed for a package processing located in N.Y., but any location in the U.S. are welcome! We have customers all across the globe and started that position to suit they need. We offer you 60$ for each processed package you will deliver. The payment shall be made thrice a month. The Company shall also bear all delivery expenses. Your salary is based on your ability that how fast you can work .” – Rebate Processor Rebate processing jobs also mislead job seekers by promising high income for processing rebates at home. A nonrefundable “training” fee is usually required to start as a rebate processor. Instead of merely processing refunds, this job includes creating ads for different products and publishing them on the Internet. A small incentive is earned when someone buys the products, part of which is sent back to the buyer as a rebate.


Actual job posting for a rebate processor scam: “Make money easily by filling online forms — Enter the data into the forms that we give you, click submit, sit back and collect the money. You’ll earn $20 per rebate processed. Chances like this do not come by every day — act now!” – Assembling Crafts/Products Work-at-home assembly jobs have been around for a long time. Most companies offering these jobs require you to pay an enrollment fee and purchase all supplies and materials from them. Companies are known to reject finished goods regardless of how closely they match the sample finished product. Once you pay for the list, however, you rarely find the work you thought you would. Actual job posting for a craft assembly scam: “The first thing that you will be receiving is a portfolio of all of our enterprises, their pay scales, and the things you can assemble. That’s so you can pick out your job because there are about 85 different jobs for you to choose from, and you are guaranteed any of those jobs. We do have a one-time, lifetime enrollment fee of only $38.95. Now, that enrollment fee is backed with a 90-day Satisfaction Guarantee. All we ask is that you participate in the program for 60 days.” HR Tech Outlook Scam HR Tech Outlook Scam HR Tech Outlook Scam


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