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.

          

Overview of Unemployment Fraud

You might be looking for fake jobs to watch for, if so look out our other article on employment fraud.

Many people assume that unemployment fraud automatically means the laid off employee is throwing fire. But, quite the contrary is true. Unemployment fraud is often brought about by employer fraud. Employer fraud is when an employer attempts to stop a laid off employee from seeking unemployment, hence the term unemployment fraud. But, why would these employers want to take part in unemployment fraud? It’s simply because their unemployment insurance rates will skyrocket with the addition of a newly laid off employee. Unemployment fraud is all a matter of personal greed and employers who take part in employer fraud are not true professionals.

How employer fraud works

Employer fraud happens when an employer has laid off an employee and tries to stop him from seeking unemployment benefits. The employer carries out his attempt at unemployment fraud by claiming that the employee wasn’t laid off, he was fired for outrageous behavior. The employer will further his chances of successful unemployment fraud by forging the documents that include write ups of the employee, other records and a signature that the employee was made aware of these incidents. But, courts will almost always side with the employee and spot the unemployment fraud in action because the employer has no tangible records of the alleged outrageous behavior.

Fighting Unemployment fraud

If your previous employee is trying to pullover unemployment fraud, get into contact with your local workforce and report the employer fraud. If you’re notified that you aren’t entitled to unemployment benefits, contact a lawyer immediately and pursue litigation against the unemployment fraud. You’re entitled to receive unemployment benefits, don’t let the unscrupulous plans of an unemployment fraud make you back down!