谨防欺诈活动和工作诈骗
Recently nationwide reports of job scams have become commonplace on college campuses and online job boards. 这 criminal activity is designed to gain access to student's money, 银行账户信息, 社会保险号, 或身份. These scams are often posted on online job boards, in newspapers, or sent to you via e-mail. The 职业发展 staff utilizes the online job portal, 握手, to facilitate connections between students and potential employers/internship sites. 工作人员 in 职业发展 do not endorse specific job/internship 发布s or employers. Although we make an effort to validate the quality and legitimacy of 发布s on 握手 scammers are becoming harder to identify. We encourage all users to use a critical eye in evaluating all opportunities on any 发布 system. Please read the following information and resources obtained from the 联邦贸易委员会 (FTC)、Balance和the 全国大学和雇主协会 (NACE). 这 文档 是联邦调查局派来的. 请看一下,记住要小心工作诈骗.
举报工作诈骗
通读这些 指令 on the Information Technology Services 网站 and follow the 指令.
If you've been targeted by a job scam and have given sensitive personal information to the scammer please contact 大学警察 at 508-626-4911 and call 职业发展 at 508-626-4615 to share your information and start an investigation into the 投诉.
There are a variety of employment scams that criminals use to lure students, 下面是最常见的:
神秘购物者骗局
FSU has had this particular scam surface recently within the last few years. Although there are legitimate mystery shopping companies that hire college students and others to provide feedback on stores, 餐厅, 和企业, 多数不是事实性的机会. There are numerous scammers posing as mystery shopping companies. 这 type of scam can occur through an unsolicited email or via a job board 发布. The fraudulent company asks you to pay a fee to become an employee. 这 is a scam because you should not have to pay a company to become an employee. Another variation of this scam occurs when the employer asks you to review a wire transfer company and complete a money transfer, this action then becomes a payment forward scam as described below.
转帐骗局
这 scam occurs after you apply for a position or reply to a spam email. The employer will reply with 指令 for a "test" before employment. 作为测试的一部分, you receive a check in the mail and are asked to deposit the check into your account and send a certain amount via wire transfer to another person. 雇主承诺你会保留一定比例. It is a scam because the check is not valid; and if you deposit the check and transfer the money, 你将负责这笔资金.
网络钓鱼诈骗
这 scam happened last year to several FSU students and occurs when you receive an unsolicited email from an employer stating they saw your posted resume. The "employer" states your skills match the position for which they are hiring but they need more information from you. The employer asks for personal information, which they may use to steal your identity. Before providing any information, be sure to research the company and verify the 发布. 分享个人信息时一定要谨慎, 例如邮寄地址, 电话号码, 社会保险号, 身份证号码, 或者银行信息.
申请费用骗局
这个骗局, you are charged between $25-$100 for a "guaranteed" employment opportunity application. People have used this scam by posing as members of the cruise line industry, the U.S. 邮政总局和其他组织. Always check with the company in which you are applying to learn more about the application process. Employment applications should be free,和re are no "guaranteed" positions.
如何发现骗局?
Review the information below to identify potential "red flags" for employment scams.
- 吸引人的职位名称. Scammers often use words in the job title to catch your attention, 比如“在家工作”, “不需要经验”, “每周赚1000美元”, 或者“每周只工作一小时”.
- 需要付款. When payment is requested for training materials, starter kit, or other items it could be a scam.
- 缺乏雇主详细信息. 如果招聘广告中没有关于雇主的详细信息, 发布, 或电子邮件, 比如没有公司名称, 网站, 电子邮件地址, 或位置, 那这可能是个骗局.
- 假的网站. If the 网站 is hosted by a free domain, such as Yahoo, it may be a scam. Scammers will use a legitimate company's 网站 information and post it as a fraudulent site. 研究公司名称并查看domainwhitepages.Com以确定该网站的创建时间. If the 网站 was created recently or owned by someone not in the same location as the company, 这可能是欺诈.
- 不请自来的电子邮件. If you receive an unsolicited email and it comes from a free domain 电子邮件地址 (e.g., gmail.com, hotmail.Com或雅虎.Com)这可能是个骗局. If the name of the email signature does not match the name of the email, this may be a scam. Never click on a link in an email from someone you do not know, 可能是病毒或其他恶意软件.
- 个人资料要求. 通过电子邮件索取个人信息, 比如你的身份证复印件, 银行账户信息, 或者社会安全号码, 能被身份窃贼利用吗.
- 提供保证工作. Legitimate employers do not promise a job before discussing your skills and experience.
- 特定的单词或短语. 注意职位描述中的用词, 比如电汇, 贝宝, 易趣, 包转发, 或者转账, 这些都是骗局的迹象.
额外的链接
Below is a list of helpful resources for learning more about employment scams or to research possible fraudulent employers.
- 联邦贸易委员会 -了解更多有关雇佣诈骗的信息或提出投诉.
- 网络犯罪投诉中心 (IC3) - File a 投诉 with IC3 or review Internet crime prevention tips.
- 商业促进局 - Research employers by reviewing reports, 投诉s, and accreditation status.
- 盗窃报告 -发现对公司的投诉.
检查投诉
你当地的 消费者保护机构, 州检察长办公室,和 商业促进局 can tell you whether any 投诉s have been filed about a company. Just keep in mind that a lack of 投诉s doesn't mean the business is on the up-and-up. You may want to do an internet search with the name of the company and words like 审查、诈骗 or 投诉. 浏览几页搜索结果. And check out articles about the company in newspapers, magazines, or online as well.
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