Job scams are a form of advance fee fraud scamming where certain unscrupulous persons posing as recruiters and/or employers offer you an attractive employment opportunity which requires you, the needed job seeker to pay the scammer money in advance, usually in the form of work visas, travel expenses, and out-of-pocket expenses.
Job scams typically involve lucrative offers of employment. However, money is normally demanded for some costs, to an agency or travel agent for visas or travel costs. These scam companies often present themselves with official-looking websites and documentation. These bogus recruitment organizations will provide contact details including name, phone, fax and e-mail.
Job scams seem mostly to target persons looking for employment in other nations such as hopeful immigrants or contractors and operate out of nations with high immigrant and foreign employment rates.
ADVICE: - Be wary of any job offerings which arrive in e-mail unsolicited and eventually require anyone to pay a fee in advance, particularly if the fee is asked to be paid through a financial services company, or if you are requested to pay the amount to a bank or person in a third country that is suspiciously unrelated to either party.
NOTE: – Most reputable companies and/or agencies will absorb these costs themselves if they are the ones seeking the employee.
