People who want to find jobs have sadly become prey to those who don't have their best interests in mind. Just when things are tough if you are offered a job from a less than reputable person or company it can take you down a pathway that you don't need and truly don't want.
Easy access to posting jobs is one of the reasons behind the growing trend of those who want to take advantage of others to have more and more channels and ways to do so.
How do you protect yourself from doing business with the wrong people? The best answer is to go out into the world every day with your eyes opened and proceed from a position of awareness and and caution.
Many people are targeted for "employment opportunities" with job offers online and e-mail solicitation. When should your "red flag" go up and what are some strategies to help avoid problems?
If you receive e-mails asking you if you have a computer at home and can receive payments for a company and process those payments , there should be flag going up. One of the most common methods of scams are around processing money for others.
Imagine taking your personal money to make a payment and never getting paid? Imagine handling fraudulent transactions or money laundering for people.
If you are asked for your personal information and bank information and private detailed information about yourself, you are at risk when you provide any of your sensitive personal information to others.
What if you are contacted about a job interview or potential position from a company that you've never heard of and you are not sure how to proceed. You are on the computer if you're reading this now, so use tools to determine if you can about the company's reputation.
You can search the company name on "Google" and the name of the person who has requested the interview with you. Get details about the company licenses or check with the Better Business Bureau about the reputation of the company before going on an interview.
Readers of my articles have shown me details of negative information about businesses which they said were trying to recruit them and the information available online put so much doubt in their mind about these companies that they did not go for the interviews.
I called the FBI field office in Las Vegas and asked them what people should do if they are receiving "scam e-mails?" They provided me with a website that you can use to report these seriously horrible and often scary e-mails http://www.iC3.gov
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