Scams
Since there has been such a huge response to my Grey Goose job scam, I’ve decided to make an entire page dedicated to scams. I will add new ones as I hear them, and will make sure to let people know when I update. So if you know of any that I haven’t listed, please let me know! Email me at dannifoleyblog@hotmail.com or leave me a comment! Thanks everyone!
Here are some Rules of Thumb when looking for a potential scam email. They were submitted by Kevin via email.
- They are impersonal to you.
- They refuse or forget to give information about the company.
- They want personal info that they are able to gain access to themselves AFTER they have hired you.
- You feel like you are being sold on the job by the recruiter but you don’t recognize the person they are talking about.
- They email you from a non-corporate account, such as a gmail or hotmail account.
- They don’t want questions!!!
What to do if you find a scam (thanks to Xavier for doing the leg work):
You can report this sort of [stuff] to Internet Crime Complaint Center: http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
Consumer Fraud http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/reporting.php
Possibly to the identity theft people: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html
Also, the company will want to talk to you in person. resumès only get your foot in the door. The sad part is that many people lie on their resumès and they want to make sure you are legit.
Once they hire someone is nearly impossible to fire them, so they are also checking to make sure you are not crazy.
If then don’t contact you to setup a personal meeting either in face or over the phone, it’s probably not a legit email. They will never ask you for personal information over email without first talking to you personally first.
That’s true too! I had never thought of that before!
I got the exact same Grey Goose e-mail from Tina Peters! Has anyone fallen for it? Stupidly, I did and filled out the credit report. I’ve looked through it again and it doesn’t say my SSN, credit card number, or anything like that. Are there any consequences???
FREAKING OUT!
There should be a number you can call and complain to. Someone had mentioned that they had called them about it.
Yes I have receved those scams also, here another common scam:
Keith J.Garrison (postmaster@career-network.com)
You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:19:29 AM
To: XXX
Hello again,
Our company tried to get in touch with you in regards to a vacant Office Clerk position we are currently trying to fill. Unfortunately, we have not yet received your response.
This is an immense opportunity. The Office Clerk position is accompanied by $17.50/hour plus outstanding benefits, including full medical and dental insurance, paid sick days and holidays, a 401k retirement plan, and tuition reimbursement plans.
By clicking the following link, you will be able to access the itemized job description and complete your application.
Office Clerk
Respectfully Yours,
Keith J. Garrison
Assistant to the Human Resources Director
This is a Career Network Feature Job which acts as a job aggregator for one or more positions. Please refer to the feature job link on the application for more details.
Career Network, Inc., P.O. Box 618305, Orlando, FL 32861-8305
I got the Grey Goose e-mail a few days ago, and was actually going to do it, until something told me to do some research, which brought me to your website. I must admit I am a bit disappointed that it was a scam, but I’m glad I discovered it before and not after. Thanks for saving my identity! =)
I knew there was something strange about Swan Arts. For starters as a music teacher i never heard of that school and second, on there website they have no contact information on how to get in contact with them. I was realy hoping that this was not a scam.
I found this one on craigslist, which was very similar to the Grey Goose Scam… All the wording are identical,only a few wording were replaced.
Look
Fri, July 16, 2010 1:26:01 PM
Re: Admin Assistant (Downtown Sacramento)
…
From:
Kristen Stafiero
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Add to Contacts
To: nlbounma
Dear Applicant:
Congratulations, this is a tentative offer of employment for the available receptionist position in the corporate office of Jose Cuervo, Inc.
As you know, this position pays a generous starting wage, plus benefits, and also provides potential to earn additional bonuses and incentives throughout the year. We are hiring rapidly at this time, and are fully prepared to make you an employment offer, provided that you comply with the rest of the recruitment terms.
This is a full-time position. You will be responsibe for filing, keeping track of interoffice expenses and supplies, reserving conference rooms, planning travel for sales executives, and payroll review. Experience working as a receptionist, secretary, or administrative assistant is helpful, but not required as fully paid training is provided.
To accept these terms and move on to the final stage of the recruitment process, you must provide us with a current copy of your credit report to go in your employment file. Jose Cuervo, Inc. has a zero-tolerance policy in regards to theft of company property. Your credit scores or payment history are not important to us; rather it is a means of verifying your identity, and will also serve as your acceptance of the position. Once you fill out the report, an email is automatically generated that notifies us of your acceptance of the position. From there we mail you new hire paperwork and give you times for the next orientation. Be sure to bring 2 forms of identification with you to the orientation.
Your free report can be obtained here: http://nationalreports.org/application19542/
This tentative offer will expire in 72 hours from the time sent. If you choose not to accept it, or have any questions, please email me directly.
We appreciate your interest in joining the team at Jose Cuervo, Inc. and hope you decide to come aboard!
Sincerely,
Kristen Stafiero
Director of Human Resources
Jose Cuervo, Inc.
This message contains information from Jose Cuervo, Inc. that may be confidential and privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, please refrain from any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this information and note that such actions are prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately.
OMG I GOT THIS SAME JOB OFFER from Kristen Stafiero!!!
THANK GOD I googled her name and her qualifications. The email was so generic and it said, “dear applicant”. Plus the job didn’t ask to meet with me nor did they ask for any information.
It seemed very strange that they would want a credit check.
SOO VERY GLAD I FOUND THIS BLOG!!!
http://domain-daily.com/new/2010-07-10/99.html
yea its says that jose cuervo site was registered this month (july) Scam
Thank God for the internet.
I was able to do research on all of this.
Hope no one falls for it :/
Dear Applicant:
Congratulations, this is a tentative offer of employment for the available Administrative Assistant position in the corporate office of Jose Cuervo, Inc.
As you know, this position pays a generous starting wage, plus benefits, and also provides potential to earn additional bonuses and incentives throughout the year. We are hiring rapidly at this time, and are fully prepared to make you an employment offer, provided that you comply with the rest of the recruitment terms.
This is a full-time position. You will be responsible for filing, keeping track of interoffice expenses and supplies, reserving conference rooms, planning travel for sales executives, and payroll review. Experience working as a receptionist, secretary, or administrative assistant is helpful, but not required as fully paid training is provided.
To accept these terms and move on to the final stage of the recruitment process, you must provide us with a current copy of your credit report to go in your employment file. Jose Cuervo, Inc. has a zero-tolerance policy in regards to theft of company property. Your credit scores or payment history are not important to us; rather it is a means of verifying your identity, and will also serve as your acceptance of the position. Once you fill out the report, an email is automatically generated that notifies us of your acceptance of the position. From there we mail you new hire paperwork and give you times for the next orientation. Be sure to bring 2 forms of identification with you to the orientation.
Your free report can be obtained here: http://nationalreports.org/application05472/
This tentative offer will expire in 72 hours from the time sent. If you choose not to accept it, or have any questions, please email me directly.
We appreciate your interest in joining the team at Jose Cuervo, Inc. and hope you decide to come aboard!
Sincerely,
Madison Parker
Director of Human Resources
Jose Cuervo, Inc.
This message contains information from Jose Cuervo, Inc. that may be confidential and privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, please refrain from any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this information and note that such actions are prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately.
Thank you so much for having this blog out for everyone to see. I just received an identical e-mail about being an office assistant for Jose Cuervo Inc. It seemed a bit weird to me too. I found this scam on craigslist.org on July 16th. Mine came from a Johanna Elliot so be aware of this name too.
good luck everyone on your way to your real career,
Dawn
I received one (all excited thinking it was a real job at first) from “AMS Distribution Inc.) with a job for Warehouse worker.. Turns out they asked the exact same thing (almost exact wording like “zero-tolerance policy…” and the email it seems is a template and all that is changed is the job description and title. I simply replied stating that I don’t feel comfortable doing that and that if they needed to contact me they should call me. I at least wanted to get a call or meet in person. Then, I thought I should copy n paste that first line of the email and viola.. brought me here (and other Google results).. FIGURES… what a waste of my time and effort, and hopes.. It actually looked real too.. can’t believe people actually fall for the credit report thing! Always meet someone in person or at least have them call and look up their information locally. The BBB report could help, too. BTW: the closest AMS Distribution Inc to Richmond VA was in Canada! So, obviously, they were fake.. someone Googled the name and used their job description for a fake job.. a-holes..
wow, it is true. I don’t trust anything anymore. isn’t it sad? just really sad