Fake Student Job Postings Scam
DON'T FALL FOR FAKE STUDENT JOB POSTINGS
Jobs that sound too good to be true should raise a red flag for any college student. Fake job postings are being sent via unsolicited emails to student accounts and are even showing up in online job listing sites. Titles like "work from home" or "part-time job offer" are being sent to 盈禾体育 students, sometimes appearing to be legitimate from other 盈禾体育 members, offering a few hundred dollars a week in pay.
The attackers are preying on students who are looking for ways to make a few extra 雄鹿队. They gain a student's trust by sending a check in the mail which turns out to be fraudulent or is cancelled a few days after deposit. These fake job postings are attempts to steal your personal 信息 and to try to steal your money or bank account 信息.
COMMON JOB SCAMS TARGETING COLLEGE STUDENTS:
- Mystery 购物者 (MSPA)
- Post of Service Evaluator
- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
- NGO Department of Disability & Humanitarian Foundation Relief
- Envelope stuffing from home
- Repackaging or shipping from home
- Issuing checks/check processing from home
- Model/talent agencies
- Pyramid sales schemes
- A variety of scams where a student is asked to pay for certification, training materials, or equipment with promise of reimbursement
OVER-PAYMENT SCAMS
Watch out for over-payment scams. These are often posted as a bookkeeper, personal assistant, administrative assistant, etc., to assist in processing checks or mystery/secret 购物者. The "company" sends a check to the "assistant" (student), who is then responsible for taking their "salary" out of the check and wiring the remainder of the money back 致“公司”." These checks are fraudulent and can leave you out thousands of dollars and facing criminal charges.
BEWARE IF THE E-MAIL OR JOB POSTING:
- Does not indicate the company name
- Comes from an e-mail address that doesn't match the company name
- Does not give the employer contact 信息-title of person sending the e-mail, company address, phone number, etc.
- Offers to pay a large amount for almost no work
- Offers you a job without ever interacting with you
- Asks you to pay an application fee
- Wants you to transfer money from one account to another
- Offers to send you a check before you do any work
- Asks you to give your credit card or bank account numbers
- Asks for copies of personal documents
- Says you must send payment by wire service or courier
- Offers you a large payment for allowing the use of your bank account-often for depositing checks or transferring money
- Sends you an unexpectedly large check
- They ask you to send them the following 信息 in email:
名称:
地址:
邮政编码
生日
性别
Copy of Your ID or Driver's License
手机号码
No legitimate employer will send payment in advance and ask the employee to send a 一部分回来了. 不 provide any personal 信息 especially Social Security numbers or financial 信息!