Employment Fraud is on the Rise

Your next job prospect could be Employment Fraud

Employment fraud seems to be on the minds of many these days, including employment agencies and websites. I have just received an e-mail warning me about the dangers of employment fraud and the many employment scams out there. I thought I would share with you what their findings are…how we can all avoid employment fraud easily.

If it is job that is “too good to be true”, it usually is. The problem arises because the same technological advancements that help job seekers find good employment are the ones that help employment fraud criminals make their money. It is up to you to avoid the employment fraud and not be lured into questionable “opportunities”.

Avoid the Employment Scam Fraud

Money Laundering Scams
Money laundering scams have been around since criminals and taxes made this perfect marriage. This employment fraud gets you to process checks on the behalf of foreign nationals. Do not accept or interview for any job that asks you to process payments or transfer funds.

Reshipping Scams
Reshipping scams and postal forwarding scams are when you are part of an employment fraud that ships stolen goods to your home and then gets you to re route them to other destinations. They will charge you for the shipping costs with the promise of reimbursement. Reimbursement usually doesn’t happen with these employment scams and you could be held liable for many other factors too.

Work at Home Scams
Work at home scams or Prepay scam frauds are employment frauds that get the victims to give an initial investment into the company that will be paid back within time but never is. Watch out for the “be your own boss” and ” work on your own time” and “work from home” tag lines that appear in these employment fraud posts.

Don’t fall for Employment Scam Frauds

The best thing to do is what you are doing now. knowledge of employment scam frauds is key. The more you know, the more prepared you will be to spot these criminals at work. Do not give your social security number or social insurance number, credit card number or any other piece of ID to someone who can’t prove they are a legitimate business. Check out the business by Googling it. Chances are that if they are bad, someone has already had dealings with them and would have reported the employment scam fraud. Make sure you report the employment fraud here to get the word out. Always be wary of companies outside of your country. If their spelling and grammar looks like it came from an online translator, it probably did.