How to Spot Fake Job Offers
With most companies using the internet to recruit and hire employees, it has become increasingly harder for jobseekers to differentiate a genuine job offer from a fake one. While most are easy to detect, others may not be.  |
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Here are 10 signs to help you determine whether a job offer is a scam or legitimate so you don’t become a victim of identity theft or financial fraud.
1. You’re offered the job without an interview
If you’re offered a job without even having an interview, alarm bells should be ringing!
No legitimate company will hire you without having first spoken to you.
Remember: companies use the interview process to ensure that you’re a good fit for the role before hiring you.
2. The salary is higher than the market value
If the salary sounds completely absurd compared to the hours that you’ve been asked to do, then you’re definitely a victim of a fake job offer.
The job offer email will usually include a high salary and low working hours to make it more enticing.
For example: ‘This is a work-from-home job. Work hours are 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
You will earn $45 per hour for this position. You are also expected to be online on Slack during working hours. We also offer flexible hours…’
3. The job description is vague
Scammers try to make their fake job offers seem legit by listing job requirements.
These duties are usually just as ridiculous as the too-good-to-be-true salary being offered,
for example: ‘Must be 18 or over, must have access to the internet, no experience necessary, must have a valid passport’.
If no real job skills are listed, mark the email as spam and carry on with your day.
4. The email text is unprofessional
As well as listing bogus requirements, the email will also likely be written in an unprofessional tone with lots of spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.
If the email doesn’t read well to you, then chances are the offer is fake!
5. The offer comes from a fake email address
Scammers try to fool jobseekers by trolling job boards and getting access to users’ email addresses.
Besides this, they also create email addresses similar to those of the company they supposedly represent.
A scam email address may have a slightly modified format,
for example: jobs@marwah-cosmetics.com when the real company email is jobs@marwahcosmetics.com.
6. There’s no company or contact information
If there’s no professional email footer or any accessible contact information, then it’s likely that you’re dealing with a fake job offer.
You should be able to find a company’s telephone number and call the hiring manager who has contacted you regarding the opportunity.
7. You’re asked to attend a chat interview
No legitimate company arranges an interview via chat.
Scammers often request this so they can steal your identity and use the account you’ve set up for themselves.
So, if you’ve been asked to attend a chat interview, delete the email and move on.
8. You didn’t apply for the job
The biggest hint for a job search scam is when you haven’t even applied for the job you’re contacted about.
A respectable company would never randomly reach out to you and offer you a job without providing information about the position or going through the regular hiring process.
9. You’re asked to transfer money
Anything involving money should be a big red flag. Scammers will occasionally send a fake cheque, ask you to bank it and then transfer money to a Western Union account.
By the time the bank contacts you about the fake cheque, your actual money could be transferred out of your account, and you could lose whatever you sent.
10. You’re asked to provide confidential information
Scammers also ask for you to provide your bank details so they can set up a direct debit, while they may also ask you for your social insurance number and date of birth.
It’s important to never share this information with someone you don’t know because, chances are, they want to steal and use your identity.
So, there you have it! These are the best ways to identify and avoid job search scams.
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