Are you seeking a work from home opportunity, seeking part-time work, or unemployed? If so, this is the article for you! Beware of the online "fake cashier's check" scammers who target people just like you. They contact you explaining that they have a job offer or work from home opportunity. They will send you a business contract and direct you to a website (template) to imply authenticity. If you agree to accept this job offer as a Financial Representative, Donations Coordinator, or something similar, you will then receive a cashiers check via FedEx or Express Mail and be asked to deposit it or cash it, then to wire transfer the money to whomever they specify. Of course, they tell you to keep 7% as your compensation. It seems appealing enough when you're blind sided by the thought of having an extra $500 cash in your pocket. The cashiers check's are bogus, counterfeit, and 100% illegal to handle in any way! They look absolutely real. The cashier's checks have even fooled the bank tellers, supervisors and so on, over and over. By Federal Law, the banks must release the funds almost immediately if the amount is less than $5,000.00. These online scammers have taken hundreds, (if not, thousands) of unsuspecting victims under their belt notches. You, the one seeking employment, will be left holding the money bag! You may also face criminal charges for passing the counterfeit check, which could result in Felony charges considering the amount of the check, which is always close to, if not more than, $5000.00. Take Caution! Conduct your own investigation prior to accepting any type of job opportunity that sounds too good to be true. Ask questions, do background checks, make use of the Better Business Bureau online. It is free to search the history and backgrounds of companies. Interview the potential employer by asking questions about their inception, their corporate offices, their history, and mission. Beware of these online scammers who are targeting work from home employment seekers who post their resumes with CareerBuilder.com. According to recent evidence and research, one of the most active fake check scams is taking place by use of CareerBuilder.com. The scammers are making full use of the opportunity that is given to them by CareerBuilder.com who sells access to their resume database. For a small fee of $500, the scammers gain intimate personal access to over 4,000 resumes that are registered with CareerBuilder.com. Did you know that CareerBuilder.com sells your personal information including name, address, phone number, college education, and work history? If you have a resume posted with CareerBuilder.com, take extreme caution whenever you receive a "work from home" employment offer. The e-mail you receive will appear to come directly from CareerBuilder.com but it is a "fake". Although CareerBuilder.com is apparently aware of these scammers fraudulently using their logos, trademarks and resume databases, they continue to not do enough to assist with putting a stop to such easy access to their resume database. Why would they? They are making millions of dollars by selling your information, whether it is to an authentic company or an online scammer. Did you know that CareerBuilder.com doesn't even run a background check on an entity claiming to be a company prior to selling your personal information? Talk about being handed to the wolves! Once you are targeted by the scammers, even if you don't fall the first time, they continue to proposition you under refined attempts, under different company names, including, by sending you "too good to be true" deals on an item they perceive you would be interested in, and would likely fall for. We all know, there are great bargains that we consistently hunt for and sometimes do successfully find. Don't be the next victim, know the signs of a scam seller's deal. Just by being in existence, such as having an email address, especially, a home address, you are likely soon to be on their prospective target list. |
