It’s a “meh” comic, but a good reminder that there are LOT of job-offer scams out there, and they’re very sophisticated.
They will call you and talk to you, they will set you up for an interview, they will “transfer” you to different people, they will have you fill out an application or test and finally they will bring you into a zoom call or other kind of tele-meeting for “onboarding” and at that time they will ask you to pay for “some small costs” of having certain equipment sent to you or application/security clearance fees, and they claim they will refund it from your first paycheck.
The moment any employer asks for payment for ANYTHING up-front, it is a scam. Every time. Run away, call consumer protection never mind they scrapped that, call authorities, doesn’t matter, just hang up or get away asap.
Do not give any personal information to any company you haven’t checked out thoroughly.
If they require any payments for anything before paying you, it’s a scam. Worth repeating because the number of people who fall for this is insane.
If the job seems too good to be true, if the application process is stupid-simple, it is probably a scam.
If the people who reached out to you won’t give you contact info other than themselves, it may be a scam.
If the job offer seems too good to be true, if the pay is far more than you expected or asked for, if the work is so easy anyone could do it, it’s probably a scam.
Check the company profile and call their main number. Many times the scammers use an existing company in another country or a defunct company as cover. If they’re an active company, you can often confirm with them through the main number if the offer is real or not, but be warned there are even scammers who make fake business websites.
The people contacting you may speak perfect english, have no accents, and be confident and professional sounding. Do not trust stereotypes to be an accurate warning against foreign scams.
It’s a “meh” comic, but a good reminder that there are LOT of job-offer scams out there, and they’re very sophisticated.
They will call you and talk to you, they will set you up for an interview, they will “transfer” you to different people, they will have you fill out an application or test and finally they will bring you into a zoom call or other kind of tele-meeting for “onboarding” and at that time they will ask you to pay for “some small costs” of having certain equipment sent to you or application/security clearance fees, and they claim they will refund it from your first paycheck.
The moment any employer asks for payment for ANYTHING up-front, it is a scam. Every time. Run away,
call consumer protectionnever mind they scrapped that, call authorities, doesn’t matter, just hang up or get away asap.Do not give any personal information to any company you haven’t checked out thoroughly.
If they require any payments for anything before paying you, it’s a scam. Worth repeating because the number of people who fall for this is insane.
If the job seems too good to be true, if the application process is stupid-simple, it is probably a scam.
If the people who reached out to you won’t give you contact info other than themselves, it may be a scam.
If the job offer seems too good to be true, if the pay is far more than you expected or asked for, if the work is so easy anyone could do it, it’s probably a scam.
Check the company profile and call their main number. Many times the scammers use an existing company in another country or a defunct company as cover. If they’re an active company, you can often confirm with them through the main number if the offer is real or not, but be warned there are even scammers who make fake business websites.
The people contacting you may speak perfect english, have no accents, and be confident and professional sounding. Do not trust stereotypes to be an accurate warning against foreign scams.