This offer sounds to good to be true and I am not even sure it is real. I know there are a lot of fake offers out there on the market. But this company can't even provide an address of where they are located or any real information about the job. Below is the job description and it don't tell you much, see for yourself I can't even find the company listed anywhere on the internet. BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!! And another thing how many companies offer you a salary and put the dollar sign after the amount?

Garrison Harmon

I was offered a pet-sitting job by email. The man I corresponded with said he was going to pay me for a week I never worked. He said it was his way of showing me that he was for real. I really don't know what to think of this. Has any one had anything like this happen to them?Just wondering if it's too good to be true.

I recently graduated from college and am looking for a job. I received a text from Daniel Hitch claiming to represent ADECCO , offering me a network management job, (One I had applied for a week earlier) for $45 an hour working from home. Where things went south is when he sent me a check to pay for software I was to use in my job and wanted me to deposit the check into my account and then pay for the software up front by making a wire transfer using $4900.00 of my own money. Of course, the check would not post, and I would have been scammed badly. Businesses should use PO's (Purchase Orders) , not wire transfers!

Recently I have seen an alarming increase in posts from people inquiring as to whether a position they have applied for is a scam. Sadly, more often than not if you suspect a potential position for which you have either applied for or have been contacted about is a scam, it usually is. Below is an e-mail I received with regard to a position I never applied for which in my opinion is most definitely a scam:

hrmanager@daewoong-pharmaceutical-co.org We are acknowledging receipt of your resume sent to us and we are interested in furthering your application process.

I am Stephan Chang, the Human Resources (HR) Manager. at Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd in Rockville, MD. After careful consideration, we want to setup an interview with you and discuss more about the job position, benefits and company briefing. We hope to hear from you soon.

*PART TIME/FULL TIME *SALARY:29$/HOUR

*DUTIES: Specifically you will act as an online Admin Assistant/Receptionist/Secretary/Customer Service/Operations Manager

*INTERVIEW Please set up a Google Hangout ID. Once you have created this I.D, instant message Hiring Manager Michael Bradley via Google Hangout on this ID (michaelbradley0147@gmail.com). He will be online to setup an interview and a chance to ask any questions about this job, position or our company. The interview will proceed as soon as you have added Mr Michael Bradley, unless a latter time is scheduled for you by him.

Stephan Chang. Human Resource.

Some key points that made me suspicious of this were, 1 - I never applied for any position with this company, 2 - the spelling and grammar used is clearly incorrect, 3 - Asking me to set up a Google Hangout in order to conduct the interview. I did some research on the company and they do in fact exist and yes, they do have a U.S. office based in Rockville, Md. Now, notice the e-mail address where this came from, now take a look at the actual e-mail address for the REAL Stephen Chang which is listed on the company website: stephan.chang@daewoong.co.kr Also take notice that the REAL Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. web address is daewoong.co.kr and NOT daewoong-pharmaceutical-co.org as listed above. Now, after doing some further investigating I discovered that this e-mail actually was sent from someone in Lagos, Nigeria and NOT from Rockville, Md here in the U.S.
If you ever suspect someone trying to scam you, do as much research as you possibly can before responding to an e-mail such as this. Trust your instincts.

A person is going by Dr Phillip Martinez is a fraud and scamer. Tried to get me to deposit $2900. Into my bank and was telling me a portion was for me to be his personal assistant and was in need for me to send it to orphanages. He/she would only communicate thru text/email. Just be smart about some of these companies, this is the 5th scam attempt I've gotten from potential jobs on here.

Had a guy offer to send me my first weeks pay and money for the first deliveries to a yet to open warehouse for Deans Electrical. Claimed he was in Canada the first contact then in China on the second email. Claimed his name Robert Tomkowiak. Told him I didn't know why a company would not have.billing setup with the delivery company or that any legitimate business would pay someone in advance.

I came across a scam on job hiring. This person claims that he represents a company as a consultant to hire an executive assistant to help out one of the directors. I originally applied for accountant but he said it was no longer available but executive assistant was available for a similar salary. Since it was a non-profit organization, he said he will send me a cashier's check to buy a few items for fulfill their obligation to foster child care organizations. It was suspicious from the get go but I played along with it. He sent me a cashier's check for $2,945 and ask me to deposit to my bank and send him the proof of deposit and he will send me the address of the entity that I need to send the items. He apparently got my name from the employment site and also knew the company that I applied for a job. He told me he will view my application one more time and sure enough I was notified that the application was viewed even though the accountant position was filled. Well, I called the bank that the Cashier's check was produced and sure enough, it was a fake Cashier's check. It was a valid cashier's check number but it was for a different amount and already has been cashed out. I am posting this because it is no longer foreign country like Nigeria with some surprised winning, the address that the check was sent from is in Florida and the name matches someone living in Florida. Just wanted to give you heads up that there are fraudulent activities in the job market praying on people looking desperately for a job. Be careful out there and call the bank (through your research of actually bank number not the number reflected on the check). They could trace the check but also find out how much was written for and other details of the check before you proceed.

In my job search on a popular job site I was contacted by two different employers who wanted to do an interview via Skype. The first time I interviewed for about an hour. I was then told that I was hired.

I was also informed that the employer was going to send me a check to purchase office equipment and software.

The next day I received a FedEx package with a check for $9,900. The was a letter that was not on letterhead instructing me to deposit the check and email thema copy of the deposit slip.

The employer Alan contacted me both via Skype and text. He instructed me to deposit the check via ATM only and not by teller. He was very persistent

The bank name on the check was written out of a bank in Texas. I attempted to call the bank but the call would not go through.

I went to my bank and asked guests services if the check was real? Of course it wasn't.

I told the employer via Skype that I was on to him and I'd notified the police. Needless to say I did not hear from them again.

A few weeks ago I filled out an employment application through Zip recruiter for a position Chef/Kitchen Manager. The job although 120 miles from my home ,proposed to be one that paid well at 100.00 dollars for each service ......Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner plus clean up 300.00 USD a day.

The location ;Malibu California. Business; Riviera recovery. Contact Jose Hernandez Director/ owner. During the week I responded to Mr. Hernandez's email request for interview and a demonstration of my skills as Chef by preparing a meal for his resident patients totalling 14. Upon my arrival at the facility,,,I was greeted pleasantly and was given a brief tour of the kitchen, pantry and utility storage area for storage of perishable foods. I arrived one hour prior to my scheduled interview to inspect the work area and to get a personal feel of the atmosphere and overall behavior of the resident clients. Riviera recovery Malibu California is a sober living facility for those who are recovering from substance abuse and continuing treatment as they reside in a home setting. I was later informed by the residential coordinator that the owner Mr. Jose Hernandez wouldn't be able to make the appointment for interview and had asked for my return for a following day of interview and meal presentation. Listen to me folks....I have been a Chef for 17 years and something just didn't feel right about all of this arrangement. After all, I it took nearly an entire week.to get this gentleman to respond to my emails and phone conversations were brief or interrupted for reasons that I couldn't explain. I agreed to the terms offered to return the following day.

I asked about the payment I was to receive for my services and the coordinator looked puzzled and said to me " I don't have the ability to do that and I was to speak to Jose, "because he handles that " Since Jose wasn't there I was expecting a phone call from him explaining his circumstances ..I insisted he contact me as soon as he was available. In the meantime, I conducted my inspection of the kitchen and found that the kitchen visually wasn't clean. There were food stains on the countertops , dirty dishes in the sink, interior of the dishwasher had exterior food stains present as well as food stained dinnerware, plates and glasses. The stove top had exterior food stains present as. The ovens had burned food particulates on the interior walls and floor. I turned on the oven good lights and vent to inspect and verify its operability, checked the grease trap and found that the there was grease present and proposed a serious fire risk to the kitchen as well as the entire residence.

Both kitchen refrigerator and freezer units were not clean ...... exterior food stains present on handles, interior was just as bad walls had appeared not to be cleaned in months and grate shelves appeared to have food stains and the presence of mold and rust , food items stored improperly sealed or covered in aluminum foil, produce stored in the refrigeration unit appeared to be spoiled and stored in the grocery plastic bags and not washed to remove dirt or debris.

Ice try in the freezer had no scoop to remove ice. I observed a resident open the ice drawer and remove ice with his bare hands. Yikes.....at this point I just want to leave and chalk it up as a loss until I thought that's the reason why the urgency of filling the position.. there was no one qualified to maintain a kitchen to the health and sanitation practices required by state law.

Okay .... time to shine and demonstrate my abilities and work around some of these obstacles and concerns. I was asked to bring only my knives,,,,, later to find the kitchen was innadquately stocked with proper tools.....sheet pans ,sautee pans , pots you name it. I had to look around and see if there was a camera crew somewhere waiting to come out and the host going to tell me this was all a stunt for a new COOKING SHOW........ I started dinner PREP and found bowls with water in them,,, that was the straw that broke this brothers back. Of course I asked to speak to the coordinator...upon her arrival I asked her to explain why there were so many irregularities and showed her a few of my concerns including the water in the bowls that have been put up for storage. Of course she replied "I will get back to you "

Gone nearly 45 minutes another person appears in the kitchen asking me to prepare another meat to go along with the SALMON and SHRIMP selected How about the PORK LOIN he suggested. With an hour left for service not possible maybe tomorrow I said. Later, the same guy returns to the kitchen with an envelope and instructions to call Jose Hernandez "AFTER dinner .

I knew it....... The coordinator Lied to me about PAY. Furthermore, The envelope contained a check for 100.00 . I prepared the meal as prescribed on time , cleaned up and left. Later I spoke to Jose Hernandez expressed my concerns and offered him a full report submitted the following day via email. I haven't received a phone call or email response from Mr Hernandez to date .

hi all, I know we are all plagued by fake jobs and job scams and scammers all the time and I thought I would share the top three things that tell me that the job offer I just got is a scam and I should delete it no questions asked:

1. it asks me for a interview through Google Hangouts
2. the job they are emailing me about is one I did not apply to and they have no qualifications
3. it's way too good to be true

when something is all three of these things BOOM into the trash it goes and I know I'm not wasting my time on a bunch of scammy nonsense. what are your tips?