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Watch out for 'Job Offer' email scam |
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March 1, 2017 |
The Idaho Department of Labor is actively
investigating a scam where job seekers are
receiving fraudulent emails with the subject
line of “Job Offer” from a company called Juno
Publishing Limited.
The email suggests the job seeker’s profile was
accessed through a fictitious employer account
in IdahoWorks, the department’s job search
engine. Recipients are being instructed to set
up a Google Hangout account and engage in a
dialogue where the scammer asks the job seeker
to provide personal identification data to
receive a job.
The Idaho Department of Labor offers this advice
to anyone who receives the emails: Do not
respond, do not click the links contained in the
message, and delete the emails, including
removing them from the trash.
Job scams like these are common and start with a
request for a job seeker to participate in a job
interview through an online chat network or
other messenger software. Job seekers then are
offered the job within minutes of the interview
and asked for personal information.
Job seekers are advised to avoid job scams and
false postings like these by looking out for
these common red flags:
* Requests to participate in an online chat interview.
* Unprofessional communication - misspelled words, improper grammar,
random capitalized letters.
* Requests for personal information including bank or credit card
information.
* Job postings that offer few details.
* Requests for money to secure your job.
* Unprofessional communication.
* Anonymous emails.
* Overpayments for the job duties listed.
For more information on how to avoid being a
victim of a job scam, read the department’s tip
sheet for
Avoiding Job Scams. |
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