I also received the same email, but this one from a Destiny Anderson. This is a scam. They say they have an office in Murphysboro, Illinois on Jasper Street. I checked both Google Maps and Yahoo Local on this. Google Maps does not have a Jasper street in Murphysboro, Illinois, and Yahoo Local does not have a listing for RDY, LLC. Murphysboro has about 13000 people and it would be hard to not have a street such as this for a firm that deals in law, etc...I live in Murphysboro. If this business is on Jasper Street and Google Maps mistakenly doesn't have this street, then this "company" sure is working out of a shed. I also typed their mailing address into Google and could not find an RDY, LLC for the address. This is unusual. If a business is located in Chicago at a large office complex, they probably should pop up on a Google search. When I put the name and the address into google I got nothing of the sort. THIS IS A SCAM! Do not put your phone number into the phone verification. This is a very sophisticated scam as they make it seem like they are a real business. Don't assume because there is a website they are legit no matter how real the site looks. ALways look up the address and type the company name into Google. If it is legit it will at least appear in the local guide. If it is new and just starting out with no listing in the local yellow pages, then you will not get an email sending you to a telephone number verification site. The problem is people who want jobs are often desperate for work and they prey on the fact that people in this position will often be on the safe side and give up their number if there is the least possibility of getting a job. This is an impressive scam. They really put some thought into it. Oh and when I called the phone number, a message came on saying "The person at this number is not available." The message did not use a name like "Destiny Anderson" because they are using many names for this HR person as they send these emails out in droves. Protect yourself and as soon as you see an email like this, delete it. Think about it, you may be desperate for a job, but companies hiring will definitely call you if you provide them the information to contact you. They will not make you go to a phone number verification site. They need workers too. If they get to the point they are emailing you, that means they will give you a number to call, or if in your cover letter you included your contact information, they will call you. DOn't think that you should have to go through these hoops if they really are interested in you for a job.
I studied HR at Cornell, and I know a lot about the psychology of interviewing, and the staffing process. Even at entry level positions, companies won't make you do these types of things.
Also if you see an ad on Craigslist and the contact email is something like
[email protected] it's probably a scam. If the job really is legit they will either have you respond through craigslist or if it is a medium sized company to large company, the email won't be gmail. The smaller businesses may have email addresses like this, I'm not sure. But they certainly won't have the person's name and the company name in the first part of the email address.
I am in fact looking for part-time work myself as I am trying to get a ph.d. and need some extra money. I have been fooled over and over especially on Craigslist. I finally caught on. Definitely check the real addresses on the websites if they indeed do have a mailing address listed. Just because they list a mailing address doesn't make it real.