I tried to apply for an HR position with this company.. it was posted on LinkedIn.. said to apply on company website.. tried to do that and got an error. Later in the day I get this text saying that they saw I tried to apply and for me to send my resume to thus email address. Then I get a copy of the job description with a few more questions. So I look up the company and don't see any HR jobs available. Don't even see this guy's name on LinkedIn. So I ask will he be setting up interviews. And the reason I asked that was because in his message he stated that I would be working from home and may be accepting payments and sending payments while my office is being set up. I emailed the company to see if they actually had openings in my area before responding. How are you going to hire me before interviewing me. No thanks, I'm not falling for you.

I applied on Zip Recruiter for different position such as a caregiver and driver. One particular email stood out it was from an Amy McCarthy. She was telling me how she's an politician and coming to Baltimore Maryland for business and that she needed a chauffeur for 3 days. She was offering me $500 and I was suppose to be sending the remaining balance to an Limousine Company and she suppose to be sending me yhe confirmation for the rental car.Then she asked me to send her my name address and bank name, I did and the next day I had an check for $3550.00. I also asked her if it was a scam and if it was I didn't want any parts of it. She insured me that it was not a scam. Once I did get the check I looked it up online everything matches but I still had my doubts. Before I went to the bank I emailed her again and asked her to call me, she stated that her device was not working properly. So instead of taking to my bank I took it to the bank it was printed in which was Wells Fargo. I went in and set down to speak with someone and showed him all the emails. I told him I wanted to make sure it was not an fake check. He took it to the back it tool about 10mins and came back and said it was indefinitely a fake check and they had to keep it. I told him that was fine and once I left the bank I emailed her again and asked her I didn't appreciate that it was a fake check and that I showed the banker the emails and they kept the check. I did not receive an reply back at all.

I was recently contacted by Stephanie Burrell, who sent my 1st email from career builders, Then she tells me about a position with Indeed, a work from home position. I was excited because I knew I could keep my night job with Amazon & do this in the day. They offered $700 a week for the 1st 3 wks, then $1250 a week after my probation period was over. They sent me so much info with the Indeed logo, a job description, another paper with questions I might have & answers to them, then they sent me this job application form & a questinnaire with 35 questions for me to fill out. She said that was my interview. She said they would mail me a new lap top & all the software I would be needing to do this job after I signed this Employment Agreement & the next page was for my banking info for direct deposit. She asked me if I could open up an account with Patelco CU? She said they were affiliated with them & it would be beneficial for both of us. So I looked up that credit union, contacted them & asked if they were affiliated with Indeed.com, they had over 1100 companies, but not them. When I mentioned it to Stephanie she said the bank they use is affiliated with them. I started doing more research & asked Emily @ askemily@jobcase.com. She was so helpful & so fast with her response. She confirmed it was a scam, I also contacted helpsupport@indeed.com & they confirmed it as well. Any recruiter that has a gmail account, is probably a scammer. I did not provide my DOB or SSN#, but they have enough other info on me to get those real easy. Now I am affraid to use any online sites & want to remove my resume off line. I pray that they have not opened any accounts in my name or ruined my credit. So to all the job seekers out there, please be careful. It's so sad when you think of how much time & effort they put into destroying another persons life.. Karma is a mother F***** that's all I can say & God doesn't like UGLY. That was UGLY.. Happy Holidays Everyone..

There's so many scams on social media, Thea there's such a rise in cyber thieves and cyber bullies it is just unreal. These cyber thieves are after your Identity to open a line of credit in your name and leave you with the bill then they search for more potential victims through your email contacts, or social media friends. Please be careful, it is sad when they target the unemployed.

SCAMSCAM** SCAM **

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/jobs/kls-medical-services-54616727/receptionist-9b0473fd?mid=5&source=email-candidate-job-alert&contact_id=2edffb6d&auth_token=320438a2b90639f5b31232f5f4c10f370a5bafc2&expires=1481458416

I researched company, and this is all I found, you will notice that they never list a physical address just a P.O.BOX https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&ei=s6hKWK-bM4TWmAH-pK3oCw&q=kls+medical+services&oq=kls+&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.1.0.0i131k1j0l2j0i20k1j0.4481.9199.0.11906.6.5.1.1.1.0.351.999.0j1j2j1.4.0....0...1c.1.64.mobile-gws-hp..1.5.790.3..35i39k1j0i10k1.9peGQKx-RTY

I Believe that Zip recruiter has quite a few of scams posing as potential employers, I could be wrong. Just be cautious Do a Google search on them, try typing the Name of the person, and/or company followed with the word scam, for example skipper scam or Colorado flow scam you may have to scroll through a few pages because it is possible they have used the name before and returned to it after the heat was off.

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I remember a post here about a position offered being a scam. I have been receiving emails from a lady from a company stating that I would be hired. She keeps sending brief emails about the positions and asking for more info. Then today I got the "add me to your contacts so we can chat on google". Is this while thing a scam?

As a PR professional, a lot of my searches on various job boards have turned up titles like "Entry-level PR/Marketing/Communications Associate." In my last job search a couple years ago, I applied to a few of these and was immediately (ie, same day) contacted for interviews by all of them. They are all scam jobs that end up being either door to door sales, standing on the street and asking people for money, setting up booths about a product inside Costco, etc--in other words, nothing resembling PR or communications jobs whatsoever. Most of the job descriptions are intentionally vague but have all of the buzzwords, like "strong communications skills," etc., that people in the PR/comms industry tend to search for. Here's what I learned to look out for to avoid these types of scams, all of which pay mostly or entirely through commission. Please note that these aren't guarantees that the job you're applying for is a scam, just qualities that most or all of them seem to have in common:

1. IMMEDIATE HIRE and/or ENTRY LEVEL listed in the headline. Most jobs that are either or both of those that are legitimate jobs will tell you that after you apply, or they'll list it in a less spammy way further down in the posting.
2. A lot of these places will tell you you'll be in a management position within 6 months (sometimes in the actual job description). At some point they'll show you a chart that, for the most part, just rewards not quitting. Your "career path" is to go from asking people for money, to finding people to ask others for money, to interviewing/hiring those people.
3. They'll call you directly, often within a day (or even an hour) of you applying for the job. Almost all legitimate hirers (especially for jobs matching that title) will email you, and it's rarely that fast.
4. When they call you, they tell you it's a 15 minute in person interview and say they only offer in-person interviews. Also during that call, they'll ask you if you're ok starting at the entry level. These are flags because a 15 minute interview is rarely enough to get to know an interviewee; most businesses will at least consider phone/webcam interviews at least for the first round; and the entry level question is their way of cornering you and claiming that they did explain what the job is and what it pays before you come in (which they never do). The reason they do brief, in-person interviews is because they do interviews in large groups. You'll have a couple (and I mean 2 or 3) minutes of face time with an HR person who will ask you very basic questions about your background, and then they'll send you out "in the field" as part of an "extended interview," which is really just them trying to get you to give them a full day's work without them paying you. Then, if you make it past that stage, you'll meet the branch manager who'll tell you you have real potential, it's a rewarding job if you can push through the hard parts, etc.

The best way to sniff these out, other than looking for everything I listed above, is to ask the following question on your phone call, point-blank:

"Does this job involve door-to-door sales, standing outside or in retail establishments for all or most of the day, or in any other way directly asking people for money?" "Does this job have a salary, or at the very least a minimum guaranteed amount? Do you offer benefits?" "Is there any actual [insert job responsibility you want to have, such as writing, here] involved in the job? If so can you give examples of what I might be doing?" "What is the average day like for this position?"

The ones I've found so far are in DC (Blue Group, Vector Marketing) and Philadelphia (Phoenix Millennium Group, Arrowhead Marketing, Diamond Consulting Group, PeopleShare Inc, Limitless Strategies Inc, Advertising & Charity Events Marketing, the list goes on and on).

Unfortunately, most of these are jobs that have one-click apply available on various job boards, which means you'll probably click on them without thinking and then they have your contact information to blast you with phone calls for weeks. Just take the time to quickly read job listings for the above items (and even call the company to ask a few questions) before you submit an application.

Recently I recieved an email about a position with Indeed, as a "Staffing Coordinator" a home based position. Since I am already working nights at Amazon, I thought this would be great. They said they would send me a lap top and all the software I would need for the job. They sent me a job description & Q&A sheet with answers to questions I might have. Then they sent me an application & a 35 question job interview form. After that they sent me an employment agreement & asked me to open up an account with this credit union for direct deposit. Thats when I started tripping. The employment agreement had an official looking stamp on it & signed by Paul Foryster, who is the founder of Indeed, but it doesn't feel right. They offered to pay me $700 for the 1st 3wks then $1250 a week after that. They "recruiter" is Stephanie Burrell but has a gmail address. If she was really from Indeed, she would have an Indeed.com address right? Also the last letter I recieved, she has mispelled something. But I know I have made that mistake before myself. None of these emails have a # for me to call, which is odd too. Also the offer came from CareerBuilder, for an Indeed job? Why wouldn't they contact me themselves? how should I handle this?

okay Im register with ziprecruiter and there are alot of job opportunities, so i was contacted by email saying they are responding from a job i applied for on ziprecruiter, which i did so i was a little excited about a job opportunity... So when register on ziprecruiter you have your resume and all your information on there... So they wanted to set up an interview but I have never done a interview on hangout.. and then they wanted your name and address red flag shouldnt they already have this information, and they wanted to send a contract through email stating you can start right away....anyone had this experience before

I too was almost scammed by 3 on-line scam artists, all working together. They want you to interact with them in 'Hangouts'. They mailed a check to me for $1650, which I I shredded. The check looked authentic, from Citifinancial. They represented themselves as workers for a medical company in PA. I reported them to said company, but never heard anything back.

It's sad when all we want is a legitimate job, not being scammed.

I applied on ZipRecruiter for many positions but one in particular that said Office Assistant like many others out there I received an e-mail two days later from the day I had applied.A Mike Tencredi emailed me saying Thank You for sending us your resume but think and believe that you will make a great candidate for the position.He then proceeded to send me a questionare composed of 7 questions,I answered them all successfully.The good news was I got hired as his Personal Assistant at $25 dollars an hour all sounds great full time work grom home mostly.He then proceeded to send me a check worth $2960.50 this would cover a $300 sign on bonus for myself plus the rest would cover work materials such as a Computer,Copier,ect ect.He even sent me a tracking number all seems too good to be true and very legit.I received the check and tried cashing it at various places,when I tried a Branch they took the check from me because the check is a fradulent check I was so scared and worried cause I had been on contact with Mike Tencredi up to yesterday when I told him to give me a call that the check had been taken away and that what should I do.I just didnt want to be held responsible for it.Im glad I didnt get arrested it wasnt even about the money it was all about me having a Job.Now I am worried about applying on line apps like ZipRecruiter and others.Does anyone verify these Companies or Employers.If anyone out there is on ZipRecruiter be careful its Mike Tencredi The Scam Artist Now he wont even answer any of my emails.