More and more people are looking for remote ways to earn money, using the internet and classified sites where employers post their ads to attract potential employees. There are ads created by scammers aimed at deception. It is not always possible to recognize fraudulent schemes.
Job Scams
To understand what schemes and information fraudulent job companies provide, you need to distinguish them, they:
- engage in unclear types of activities;
- do not explain specific actions and fields of activity;
- vaguely formulate the vacancies offered;
- present themselves as a large company but hide the name, making it impossible to understand which company is being discussed;
- do not provide employer contact information, making it impossible to find information, a website, or a company address;
- do not require skills, but write about qualities such as activity, desire to work, executing tasks, working with documents, communicating with people, having a flexible schedule, bonus programs.
Fake Job Ads
Fake job ads often appear in unexpected places, on sites where vacancies were not expected to be found. Most scammers send fake job ads using phishing:
- to email;
- to social networks;
- to messengers.
The ads or announcements will definitely contain a link that needs to be clicked to learn about the job conditions.
If the site has phone numbers that need to be called for job details, the scammers may use premium numbers to initially deceive, providing no specific information but profiting from the call.
Employment Fraud
Many fake employers work according to specific fraud schemes, promising guaranteed employment after completing special paid courses. The applicant only needs to pay for the courses and will receive a training program that guarantees a job. After receiving the payment, the scammers cut off contact and do not provide the courses, and the money is not refunded.
They also advertise easy home jobs, such as assembling pens or toys, offering to purchase materials that will pay off immediately after the work is done. In this situation, prepayment is required for the goods to be sent, but after payment, the worker does not receive the goods or their money back.
Scammers' Work
Scammers often offer work such as casino games, attracting with the fact that preliminary training is conducted, sending insignificant game rules and working on a demo version set up to win, the victim easily masters this earning scheme, hoping for winnings. Then they are offered to deposit a certain amount to start working in the online casino. The fraudsters guarantee a large and quick profit, and the player invests money, which fuels his interest in continuing. But by investing more, they are left with nothing.
Job Vacancy Scams
Scammers organize a scheme where job seekers are required to provide copies of documents:
- national passport;
- identification code;
- card number;
- phone number.
In fact, scammers use this information to take out a loan in someone else's name. They do not provide jobs but acquire personal information.
Employment Scam
Almost every internet user has a page on social networks or messengers. Scammers use this to spread ads. They offer jobs to distribute ads on various channels and promise payment for it. This way, scammers use the victim's messengers and social networks and do not pay for the ads.
They offer to spread a referral link to gather more users and promote, promising each user income from attracted referrals. As a result, the scammer earns money from their referrals' investments and disappears.
Fake Recruitment Agencies
When seeking help from recruitment agencies, job seekers hope to find a suitable job option for themselves, relying on professionals who know the employment market well, often falling for scammers.
These swindlers present themselves as employees of well-known recruitment agencies, offering various fake vacancies. Agents charge for the information provided. After collecting payment, fake recruitment agency scammers are in no hurry to offer options, hoping the user will find a job on their own, and the money is not refunded.
Internship Scams
When applying for a job, most companies offer an internship or trial period to assess the professional qualities of a future employee.
Scammers, taking advantage of the fact that a person is looking for a job, offer them an internship from two weeks to a month. During this period, the person tries to reveal and show all their qualities. But unscrupulous employers take advantage of the work being done, paying the intern a minimal salary, each time refusing them. Thus, the work is done, but they do not intend to hire permanent employees.