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Scam Example #1
"Marketing/Customer Relation Executive" |
By using an 'official' letterhead, the jobseeker is informed that he or she will be working overseas. But before that, jobseekers are requested to pay for the processing, procurement and acquisition of their necessary permit clearance documents with an "appointed" travel agent. The employer of course mentions in the letter that all these fees will be "reimbursed later". To seal the deal, the letterhead also includes an 'official' signature by a legal advisor.
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Scam Example #2
"Home-based Typist" | This company asks jobseekers to pay a "fully refundable" deposit of $380 for copy-typing jobs. The company emails the applicants directly and takes desperate measures to explain in great detail why they are legitimate. Once the deposit is paid the contact person becomes very difficult to reach on the phone. To make it more convincing, the person signs off with a "Dr" designation in the name. |
Scam Example #3
"Data Entry/ Filing Clerk" |
The employer typically confirms and calls applicants (part-time) in for an interview but will request a payment of around $185 for administration or consultation fee. Once they have signed the "job agreement" and payment is made, the company will give excuses on why the applicant can’t be hired. Excuses such as how the client's company has not made their selection or how they have been robbed and are under police investigation are not uncommon excuses. This might go on for a month or so and eventually, the applicant would be left jobless and $185 poorer. |
Scam Example #4
"Deposit for Company Sponsorship of Expenses" | The scammer will pretend to be a reputable Multinational Corporation and send jobseekers an email confirming how they have been accepted for an interview overseas. This would of course cost money to the jobseeker (air tickets, lodging, food etc.) but the letter states that the company is willing to ‘sponsor’ all of the jobseekers’ expenses. The catch? Jobseekers will have to pay a ‘refundable’ deposit of USD100 upwards. Needless to say, once that fee has been paid, the victim realizes that no flights or lodgings have been reserved and that the interview offer is false.
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