I read on here to whach for certain people for remote jobs anyone remember who those people were ?

I was laid off 01/07/2016 and I was looking for work, even from home. I got an email about working at home. It looked a great and was told a lot of great things (new computer, printer, programs, ect). It looked just a little odd. I looked up the company and it looked sold. The only thing was what the person was telling me was not true. I was taken for $150. The person even sent me a cashers check for $3,000, it was not real. Lesion learn. If it is too good to be true, it is. RUN!!

Offered me a job but the money side for 'the purchase of software and hardware' doesn't jive with me. Anyone care to weigh in on this one for me?

That is your accounting task and the vendor will have to receive the payment from you, so as to make sure all materials are enscripted in your name
You will be receiving the check for the purchase of your working materials. Once you receive the check you are needed to have the check deposited into your bank account and once the funds are available in your account, you are to deduct the $200.00 as your sign on bonus and the rest of the funds in your account will be for the purchase of your working software. I will be here to refer you to the vendor whom you will be making the purchase from. Do you understand this part?

I received an email claiming to be from Allegis. They requested I contact them for an interview which I did. After the interview they offered me the job. I would be working from home. I was told they would cover my set up expenses and sure enough a large check arrived in the mail which I was to deposit. My credit Union suspected fraud and would not cash it. After informing my contact, I was asked to cover the cost out of my own funds. Becoming suspicious, I contacted Allegis and sure enough it was a money laundering scheme.

BE Careful

I have been applying for jobs on multiple sites. I have never had a problem finding a job as I have a lot of experience. All jobs are now requesting Bachelors degree with little or no experience. I have been working for over 30 years and have a ton of experience. I can see they are reading my resume multiple times on some sites, but I don't even get a call to possibly interview. The first question on the apply page asks, do you have a degree. There is no way around this question. My cover letter say I do not have one, but have all the experience and more than what they are asking for. I am however, getting SPAM emails about jobs. Yesterday's was the best. It was from someone named Anthony who works at Quarte Health for a job I applied for in NV. His email address however, was from jean@waccamawlandscaping.com. I asked why his name would show up with this woman's email for a landscape company when it was a medical company I applied to. He never replied. There are other companies that I get similar issues. I check out the company itself to see the job positions available and some don't have any jobs, but on the sites that I apply at show 10 for this company. I have gotten about 10 of these in the past few weeks. All asking me to go to Google hangouts.... Does anyone else get these???

Today I had an interview that turned out to be a phishing scam. I write this as a warning to others that have not yet encountered this type of scam. I've actively been searching fro a job over the last two months. I use a few job boards as well as receive emails from places like Creative Circle. Friday I received a job posting via email that sounded pretty good. It was late in the afternoon and I was eager to get out of my office, so I fired off a reply with my resume. On Monday I received an invite from a person posing as the company's HR person to join him in an online interview via Google IM. Sounded legit so I opened up my google acct and initiated contact with this person. Over the hour-long process, they asked several job-related questions that seemed normal, however at the same time I was researching the company they were posing as. I soon realized something was not rights as the real company had nothing to do with my line of work. Upon checking it's career page, there was a warning about phishing scams using IMs and their name. Needless to say I ended the faux interview just before the fake HR person sent their last question, "How would you like to get paid? Bank Direct Deposit?" So, be wary if you have not come across this (as I have not). Stick to the known job boards and away from IM interviews...

Seems like every position I have been applying for have been scams. Every position I have applied for the responses I have gotten by email and sure want to hire me but the company or person do not operate out of the state I am in. They want to pay by a check or direct deposit which then want to know your account info. Are there any legit jobs anymore? This more of a rhetorical question or statement to vent. It's ridiculous of putting any effort into applying places and they turn out to be scam artists. It is so frustrating and I wonder if anyone else has seen this?

I have been receiving this type of emails since I got on the job market. I am making everyone else aware. Some people are so ruthless and will take advantage of you, don't let them! This came to my email box but that is not even my email address.

sk4729716@gmail.com Today at 2:02 PM To brian.partelow@compass-usa.com Message body Hi, We saw your email and profile from hiring agency base. Presently our company is seeking qualified person to fill the position of Project Management Consultant;

Occupation: Consulting;
Pay range: $98,000/Per year;
Job Type: Permanent Position; Location: USA all states Travel: Negligible

The Position: This position is in the field of management consulting. You will work on all aspects of budgeting and scheduling.

The position requires a manager who can lead projects in several spheres across the business such as transportation, supply chain and customer relationships management and become a liaison between company management and our clients.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree preferred
• Highly proficient in MS software
• Ability to understand complex issues
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to work under pressure/stress

If you are qualified, please respond to us : olagspouncer822841@yahoo.com with a copy of your current Resume\CV.

Please Attention !! ONLY individuals with a Resume will be reached.

Sincerely, Human Recources Department Accenture

So I was filling out an application online for a posted job and once I uploaded my resume and clicked submit another screen appeared asking for information such as Social Security number, Drivers License # and issue state, etc. I was apprehensive to enter this information and therefore the application was not completed. Is it legal to require this information during the application process?

Earlier today I received an email from a "Dr. Delgado" regarding an assistant position I applied for with a landscaping company. The email was riddled with misspelling and poor grammar-definitely turned on alarms in my head. As I continued reading he stated he needed a personal assistant to start ASAP with minimal hours until his return from out of town. Attached were forms needed to be filled out and faxed to him immediately to begin, one of which being A DIRECT DEPOSIT FORM. Please don't fall victim to it. I would like to think most won't but you never know. Just a heads up.