Since sharing the unpleasant experience about the unorthodox methods of pre-screening job listing sites, (Please read: Job Scam Alert – When Job Listing Sites Ask You to Call) we have been receiving a lot comments from readers and we are thankful for all of those who were and many case still are willing to share their experience.
The BBB offers the following tips for avoiding telephone scams:
- Hang up, don’t press any buttons and don’t call the scammer back. We all like to have the last word, but returning the phone call may just give the con artist information he can use.
- Never give out personal information such as credit card numbers, bank account numbers, dates of birth or social security numbers to unfamiliar callers.
- Never give a caller remote access to your computer.
- If you do want to make a purchase, always ask for the salesperson’s name, business, phone and address (and verify this information!) before handing over money. Legitimate businesses understand that you want more information about their company and are happy to comply.
- File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission to help track down scammers.
While online we came across an article written by Mitch Lipka for MSN Money regarding how job seekers can protect themselves from cons and telephone job scams. His article offers tips on how to best handle a job scam and we included a except from the article below, but if you would like to read the article it it entirety; the link to the article is below.
2024 update: The link to Mitch Lipka’s article is no longer available, but below is relevant article from BBB.
Click the link —> BBB Warns of New Job Scam (2022)
