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D Smith
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This company reached out to me twice today via email and again via text. I'm not sure if these correspondences are legitimate or if it's a scam pretending to be this company. I have received a Zoom contact invitation from them and it's raising an eyebrow as the person contacting me is insisting that I AM ready for an interview right now and it'll be conducted via text on Zoom so a review panel can go over our conversation. When I insisted on scheduling a time for the interview instead, the tone immediately shifted to standoffish. If this is legitimate, I don't like the way the company is going about their hiring process already, but in my gut, I don't believe it. #scams #workfromhome #interview

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John Biddle
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If you are leery did it ever cross your mind to contact the company directly and see if the people you are in contact with even work for the company? Are they using a company email when they are getting in touch, or a GMAIL account? What is the name of the company they claim to be representing?

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So happy I saw this. I did the interview process via Zoom chat. That was the first red flag, but I went with it as I looked at it as interview practice. After the interview questions were answered, the interviewer had me hold for about 15 minutes while "the board" reviewed my answers, came back, and said, " Congratulations, you have the job. I quickly asked, don't I get to ask questions? The interviewer says, sure, ask. I asked about performance reviews, about the team I'd be working with, i.e. standard questions, and the reply I received was "One step at a time, if you just work hard, you'll love this job." LOL I declined obviously. But as someone said, they use real information from people within the company. Very much a scam! Also, other red flags were: very cookie-cutter responses, not answering a simple yes/no question prior to the interview questions, there were others, but again I answered just to practice. 2 days later I received the same exact text with a different company listed. RUN

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Ekaterina Pouzanova
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Don’t do it!!!!!!! I fell for it! Trained for a week they sent me check for almost 5,000 to get the equipment, my bank put a hold on it, then they emailed me another check from different bank told me to deposit it, then they sent me another check for 5,000 but this time i gave them my boyfriends name cause he was with the bank for a very long time, I thought maybe my bank puts hold on it because I am kind of new to the bank. Well the bank contacted me saying that one the second check went through but they had to cancel it. The other two checks the bank doesn’t even exist. It’s a fraud I actually got soooo mad I found the original company in Ohio spoke to someone and they asked me to file a police report which I did! It’s a complete scam thank god I have IDseal but I still froze my credit with my bank

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Did you apply for a position and from where did you get the information to apply? Their website has a list of open positions and experience required. You can also search for jobs based on your educational background and experience. It appears that there are a lot of jobs in the Phoenix, AZ area. It is heavily populated with engineering type jobs.

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Nur Yunlu
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I think @John Biddle gave the best advice. You should contact the company and see if this job offer is legitimate. Good luck.

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Mei Haenze
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Actually, when someone tried to scam me, they apparently used names of real employees. But the email address should show the truth. If they don't have a company address, RUN! Several recruiters lately have taken to calling or texting to make sure I got their email. Of course, in my case, I have a fairly specialized position, so I think they're looking for someone to pitch to the company. If they keep contacting you despite being told No, RUN!

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Shelley Plemons
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I feel quite sure this is a scam and like you said if it’s not I wouldn’t want to work for a company that acts this way but I am really quite sure it’s a scam I would call the company asked for the HR department and ask

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Mongoose Simmons
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Morning Mi'Lady Destini Smith, Hoping all the loved ones are in the best of health & spirits plus you, Babe'lady IF YOUR GUTS is wrenching in yourself with such feelings THEN FOLLOW that instinct. Because IF you go with it & things with your sensitive information WILL be compromised & that will be ONLY the beginning of garbage that will occur to you from...i.e. Identity theft to your banking embezzlement. Google all information about this "THING" representing itself as "LEGIT", MAKE phone calls to the "Better business bureau" NOT just reading on this machine..do you REMEMBER in college when the professor WARNED you about " WIKIPEDIA" well take this to heart as well. Be safe & VERY SMART about these ONLINE businesses. Hugz & much loved to the family & YOU *

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Suzanne Davis
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I have been getting the exact same experience and messages. I looked them up and it says they don't actually pay you for your work so I've been ignoring their zoom requests.

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dixie littlefield
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Look up the company and position. I do, there are a lot of fake jobs and fake offers. Be smart and research everything.

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