I received a text message from a Benjamin Kelley. It was regarding a job posting I had applied to on Zip Recruiter. It was from Mologen (a German Pharmacutical Company.) That brought up serious red flags when I looked online at the company. I did not apply directly to this company, that my resume had been forwarded to them. I tell the person I want to communicate via email, and they refused. I blocked the number and am spreading the word of shady actions by scammers.
I received a text message from a Benjamin Kelley. It was regarding a job posting I had applied to on Zip Recruiter. It was from Mologen (a German Pharmacutical Company.) That brought up serious red flags when I looked online at the company. I did not apply directly to this company, that my resume had been forwarded to them. I tell the person I want to communicate via email, and they refused. I blocked the number and am spreading the word of shady actions by scammers.
1. All communication is by e mail, text, or instant message, very rarely by phone conversation.
2. There is no personal interview, or sometimes no interview at all, or they might want to do the interview by instant messenger or Skype.
3. It is a work at home position many times because the office in your area is not built, rented, or established yet, or it is a pet sitting or home care job usually for a disabled child.
4. The job is for an area that you are obviously not qualified for, or they want to immediately put you in a “managers” position. The job requires you to sell something even though you have no experience, such as insurance or it requires you to sell something to other people and then recruit them to sell for you (multilevel marketing aka Ponzi scheme).
5. You need a bank account to receive and deposit checks (money laundering), or you need to receive packages and resend them (illegal contraband).
6. They will send you a check for an amount well over what you should be getting and tell you that you need to deposit the check and send the money through some way such as Western Union or Greendot money card to pay for something they should be paying for themselves. Take the check and the envelope it came in to the post office and have them forward it to the postal inspectors.
7. They will ask you to pay for something upfront, such as office supplies (which of course have to bought from their supplier), or in the case of acting or modeling, will tell you that you need to pay for "head shots", or other type pictures up front (again from their photographer) in order to be eligible.
8. The pay and benefits are way beyond anything you would normally earn.