I have seen several posts on specific job scams. I thought I would put together a list based on personal experience and various job seeker reports.

1. Never give your bank account information to a 'company' that offers a position through email or Google hangout.
2. Do not cash checks sent to you for equipment purchases through the mail.
3. Check the URL! If you are sent a link to whatever.gov, make sure when you click on the link the Web address in your browser is https://whatever.gov. Scammers often have redirects to a different website. Check through a search engine what the company's corporate site is, to verify. (Check for misspellings.)
4. If you cannot speak to a person, it's a scam.
5. Ask to speak to a current employee or customer. If they won't provide either, HANG UP!
6. Don't believe that just because they have a website that they are legitimate. If it is not a well known company, call the phone number or send a customer inquiry message. If the number is out of service or you don't get a reply, they are fake.
7. Any offer that starts with 'We are opening an office in (your city) is a scam. International corporations don't recruit that way.
8. Never agree to accept packages and re-ship them.
9. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
10. Report scams to: Federal Trade Commission  1-877-382-4357

Good Luck!