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Job Offer Scams

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There are always a lot of job scam emails!  These scammers advertise jobs, but they really want your money and personal information.  Examples of job scams can include:

  • Work-from-home job scams. They promise to work from home for a lot of income.  
  • Nanny, caregiver, and virtual personal assistant job scams.    These promise jobs to someone in your community or organization.
  • Mystery shopper scam.  These promise you will be paid for shopping. 
  • Job placement service scams.  These appear to come from staffing agencies, temp agencies, headhunters, etc. 
  • Government and postal job scams.  These promise a lucrative job with the federal government or postal service.

Recent email examples sent to EKU users:

Recent email examples sent to EKU users:
Recent email examples sent to EKU users:

What to do when you receive these:

  • Remember, if an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is 
  • Legitimate people will not email from @gmail account 
  • Never pay for the "promise" of a job 
  • Don't send your personal information, financial information, or open their attachments!  
  • When in doubt, forward the message to us: spam@eku.edu

If you are looking for a job:

If you were scammed?

 

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Published on February 02, 2022