Job Scams

Information about job scams including how to check out job listings, how to avoid employment scams, how to report a scam, and where to find lists of scams.

There are many online job scams that take advantage of job seekers in a variety of ways. Here's an A - Z of the most common job scams.

There are many internet scams including career, employment, unemployment, education, business, visa, and other scams. Here's an A - Z of the most common online scams.

Employment and career related scams include companies trying to sell you products and services or scams attempting collect your personal information to sell to a third party who will then try to market their products/services to you.

Information on fake job scams, including examples of scams, the information scammers try to get from job seekers, and how to avoid getting scammed.

Have you been scammed or almost scammed? Here's information on how to report a scam, including where and how to report an employment scam.

Sometimes, it seems that there are as many scams as legitimate job openings. Here are warning signs to help you determine if a job is a scam.

In general, if a job says that you can earn a lot of money in a hurry with no experience or skills necessary, the chances are good that it's not going to happen. All of those are warning signs to watch for when job searching. Review these examples of job scams.

Work at home scams - the typical scams and how to avoid them.

Where to find out if a work at home job is legitimate or a scam.

Some of the job sites that call themselves the best job sites are not good job sites, let alone the best job sites. Others are bad, and still others would garner a spot on a list of worst job sites.

It's a sad fact that some internet job listings are scams. Some job scammers are out to steal your personal information, while others ask you to pay upfront for services or cash fake checks for them. Did you get an offer that was too good to be true? If you've had contact with a scammer, share the information here to warn others and help... See...See submissions

Craigslist is known for having many job scams. Here's how to determine if a Craigslist job is legitimate or a scam, along with information on the typical job scams posted on Craigslist.

Credit report scams occurs when an "employer" asks to see your credit report. The employer (which is not a legitimate employer) requests that you use a specific free service that ends up costing you money.

Direct deposit scams involve getting job applicants to give out their bank account information. Here's how to tell if a job offer is a scam and how to avoid getting scammed.

How can you tell in an email message regarding a job is a scam? It can be hard to differentiate between scams and legitimate employment related email messages. Here's advice on how to tell if an email message about a job is scam.

With the number of entry-level sports and entertainment marketing jobs listed on job boards, job seekers need to be very careful to avoid the numerous scams that take advantage of job seekers.

There are a variety of internet job scams, ranging from fake jobs to scams that try and collect your personal information.

Money laundering scams are some of the most common online job scams. Money launderers post jobs online or simply send out emails saying they are hiring employees to help process payments or transfer funds.

Information on mystery shopper scams including types of mystery shopping scams and how to avoid getting scammed.

Information on typical nanny scams, nanny scam warning signs, how to avoid scams, and how to report it if you have been scammed.

Personal assistant job listings are common on Craigslist and numerous job search sites, and those job postings are typically scams. Here's how to avoid them.

Information on shipping job scams which offer you a work-at-home job, promising that you can earn a lot of money by reshipping - repackaging and forwarding goods.

There are a variety of different types of unemployment scams that are used to get unemployed workers to divulge personal information which may be used for identity theft, to steal unemployment benefits, or to get unemployment beneficiaries to pay for services or supplies.

When seeking to work in the US it's important to be aware of scams that offer to assist with obtaining a visa. Here are some of the typical US visa and green card lottery scams and how to avoid them when you are seeking employment in the United States.

Example of a work at home scam email message.