The job posting isn’t on the real company's job page.Your online resume is all they required to hire you.You didn’t submit your application to their official career website.The offered wage is higher or lower than the average wage for that job check current wages on the internet.
If it sounds too good to be true, it typically is.So we need to educate our citizens so you can spot the fraud before it’s too late. We cannot stop scammers from impersonating businesses or their employees because information and images on the internet can be stolen regardless of what website they are on.
The EPS also works with financial institutions and partners associated to online sites to maintain safe environments for users. Online job websites and social media sites are aware of these scams and continually identify and remove fraudulent profiles and job postings.
Once the scammers disappear with your hard earned money, victims often turn to the company used in the scam only to find out that that company was never involved in the fake job offer. They take legitimate company and employee names associated to the business and incorporate them into their scheme. Scammers do this for a living and have many people helping them build their elaborate scams. Remember: Anyone can fall victim to these scams. This is to protect both you and the financial institution from fraudulent activity. When they do, they lock down your bank account(s) or block your mobile phone(s) so you cannot do any online banking. This will continue until your bank picks up on the fraudulent deposits and transactions or until you determine this job does not feel quite right.īanks proactively monitor the accounts in their financial institutions and will typically identify fraudulent activity within one or two suspicious transactions. You are asked to deposit the money immediately and send it to the ‘client’.Ħ. You have to send the money to the ‘client’ by way of Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto currency, iTunes cards, Interact e-Transfer, vouchers purchased through Flexepin, or direct deposit into a third party bank account provided by the scammer.ħ. This money is for ‘expensive equipment and supplies’ for yourself or a client. It is simply a security risk for their company to give you access to their financial accounts this early on.ĥ. Money is transferred to you through e-transfers or a fraudulent business cheque or bank draft is delivered to your home. Then they tell you that you will use your bank accounts to manage financial transactions until you are no longer in training. This includes agreeing to message the scammer what you are doing during the day, signing off for breaks to track your work hours essentially building trust and legitimacy. You are ‘hired’ in a probationary capacity where you have to prove that you are reliable and suitable for the job. Bank account numbers and account information (such as passwords)Ĥ.A picture of your Alberta ID card or driver’s licence.They will ask for the following information, some of which is not unusual, as most companies need some of the information when they hire you: Shortly after the interview, they award you with the job opportunity and provide a number of employment documents to receive your personal and banking information. Most often through the following apps: Google Hangouts, Telegram App, texting apps (TextFree app, TextNow app) and WhatsApp.ģ. Scammer contacts you (they are very friendly, polite and professional) with a job offer and initiates an online interview through email, video chat, or text message. You post your resume on an employment website (LinkedIn, Monster, ZipRecruiter, Facebook, Indeed, Craigslist, Kijiji, or CareerBuilder) or scammer creates a job posting on one of these websites.Ģ. They create fake company websites or clone real ones, fake banks with websites, official looking employment documents like offer forms, tax forms, personal information forms, and banking deposit information forms.ġ. Scammers use a ‘fake maker’ to construct a realistic online presence to help sell the scam. Scammers are using advanced tactics to appear legitimate.
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