Scams
I have received several emails from people requesting an interview, mostly stating they are a European company moving to the US. You can spot these easily looking for the following: email address name is not the same as name in the body of the email; they do not actually state the name of the company; the domain email is not a business (abcd@eircomm or zoso); if you click on the email it is a jumble of letters and numbers; the email does not include an actual name after the salutation). Also if there is a company name, look it up or call. One company I looked up was decommissioned in the 1960's. Too good to be true = it is fraudulent. Do not give them your info.
Gloria Helman ALERT.......CITYGROUP......SCAM COMPANY Dear Job Seekers.....I applied for a job and was supposedly hire at a company called Citygroup.from the Ziprecruiter website......See the e-mail from the company I received.....Anyways I received a Fraudulent check and letter from this Company....I NEVER cashed it....BEWARE....It's a SCAM.....
Read this emial.....JUST wanted to ALERT YOU ALL....BE CAREFUL.....
Reply:Customer Representative
From Greig Carrick greig@citygrouphrdept1.com To undisclosed-recipients:; Dear Job Seeker
Our recruitment team viewed your resume published on (www.ZipRecruiter.com) for the position of Customer Representative and we believe you are capable of handling this position based on your Resume.
Your details has been forwarded to Mrs Monica Philip, one of the Hiring Manager. She would be conducting an online interview/job briefing with you to discuss the Job Details, Pay Scale and Benefits, etc.
The online Briefing & Interview will be conducted through Google hangout Messaging Chat IM and you are hereby necessitated to instant message or contact her ( Mrs Monica Philip) on {greig@citygrouphrdept1.com }. If you don't have a G-mail Account, you are required to set up one at ((http://www.google.com/hangouts/ ) and download a google hangout (http://www.google.com/hangouts/ ).
She look's forward in connecting with you online.
Your verification code is ( HR-CG385), this would serve as your identification number throughout the online hiring process. Your timely response matters a lot.
We look forward to having you on the team.
Interview Scheduled : Online Time: ASAP Venue: On line Via Google Hangout Training is Available
Your swift and timely response matters a lot in this beneficial position.
Benefits: Health, Dental, Life and AD&D Insurance, Employee Wellness and 401k plans.Paid Time Off and Holidays with Generous Company Discounts
Best Regards, Human Resources Department.
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Yep there are alot of emails regarding the same situation. Just need to be careful & not give any personal info if not sure. Some want you to send a check for the computer part & so forth. I don't even bother with them i just delete em. Good Luck :)
I received one fro a company called "AspireLTD" based out of London...moving into US....they have a real office, facebook and are on glassdoor job site with comments from current and older employees....they do have a phone but it was after hours and it asked to call back and please have your parties extension number. I applied for this via jobcase....I actually spoke with the rep personally..any thoughts?
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I've had similar emails recently and in the past. Since I'm unemployed and looking. I keep a log book of who & when I applied for a position. If its not one of them I don't bother with it. Thank you for bringing it up.
Same goes for all these insurance companies no one ever heard of. I get those all the time. "Liberty American National Fidelity Consolidated Insurance need agents in your area. Life, health, home, auto. No cold calls. Leads provided!!!!"
They don't tell you that you have to pay for those "leads". It's a scam folks. Not a real job.
This happens to me about 5 times a day. what they need to do is get off their lazy butt and get a real job!!
you are right Bridget. Another red flag to me is requesting an interview on Google. There are a lot of scammers out there. They rely on the desperation of job seekers and how crappy it can get. Just use some common sense. Because no matter how bleak the future may seem it can always get worse.
But I have an Uncle that needs to wire me 20 mil. I just have to pay the taxes first. So many Heywood Jablome's in Nigeria!
Beware, there are people that have nothing better to do than pass out viruses.