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Five Job Scam Red Flags

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;02&sol;dreamstime&lowbar;xs&lowbar;11683810&period;jpg" width&equals;"480" height&equals;"360" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">If you&&num;8217&semi;ve visited job boards lately&comma; you have probably seen work-at-home jobs advertised&period; There are also positions listed that promise suspiciously high wages with little details about the actual job&period; While it is possible to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;tips-finding-job-online-2&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">find a good job online<&sol;a>&comma; many of these ads are <strong>scams <&sol;strong>that provide profit for only a few people while everyone else loses money&period; What are some signs of a job scam&quest; A few things to look for when job searching online&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>No information about the company&period;<&sol;strong> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Most companies now have web-sites with an About Us page that explains what the company does and where its office&lpar;s&rpar; are located&period; If the company is small and doesn&&num;8217&semi;t have a web-site&comma; the posting should have a company name listed so that you can look it up at the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;bbb&period;org&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Better Business Bureau&&num;8217&semi;s website <&sol;a>&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>No specific responsibilities listed&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong><&sol;strong>If you can&&num;8217&semi;t determine what you&&num;8217&semi;ll be doing to contribute to a company&comma; then don&&num;8217&semi;t apply&period; A posting with no specific duties means that the person posting is afraid of explaining the details for fear that no one will respond&period;<strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Asking for bank account information or credit report&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">There are lots of money transfer scams that ask for your account information or want you to wire money&period;  Never give out financial information &lpar;bank account&comma; PayPal&comma; etc&period;&rpar;  when applying for a job and never wire money&period;  A new scam I&&num;8217&semi;ve noticed is scammers asking you to obtain a credit report&period;  <em><strong>DO NOT click on any links in an email<&sol;strong><&sol;em>&period;  If you do want to visit a sight&comma; enter the address into the address bar yourself&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Spelling errors&sol;typos&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong><&sol;strong>Legitimate ads will be well-written because they are posted by businesses wanting to attract qualified applicants&comma; not desperate people applying randomly&period;  <strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>You have to pay for training materials&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong><&sol;strong>What are you buying&quest;  Probably information about how to scam other people&period;  Even if you don&&num;8217&semi;t mind participating in these schemes&comma; you probably won&&num;8217&semi;t make a lot of money because most people won&&num;8217&semi;t fall for it&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">The best way to avoid scams is to deal with companies or recruiters that you know&period;  Don&&num;8217&semi;t give out information that allows access to your money or accounts&comma; and don&&num;8217&semi;t pay for mysterious training materials&period;  Legitimate jobs will require considerable effort on your part&comma; so don&&num;8217&semi;t expect to get a well-paying job that requires very little work&period;  Finally&comma; don&&num;8217&semi;t ignore your instincts&period;  If something seems &&num;8220&semi;off&&num;8221&semi;&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s probably a scam&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;Start--><span style&equals;"vertical-align&colon; middle&semi; display&colon; inline-table&semi; padding&colon; 3px&semi; line-height&colon; normal&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi;" title&equals;"certified 27 May 2010 19&colon;41&colon;28 UTC by Digiprove certificate P17985"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Tahoma&comma; MS Sans Serif&semi; font-size&colon; 9px&semi; color&colon; &num;636363&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; float&colon; none&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; text-decoration&colon; none&semi; letter-spacing&colon; 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