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2/1 - CareerBuilder Phishing Scam Making Rounds on Internet
Emails are circulating around the internet claiming to be from CareerBuilder.com. While CareerBuilder isn't affiliated with our site in any way, we thought we'd warn people to not fall for this email.

The scam email is as follows:

Dear employer

Due to a recent security breach in the Careerbuilder computer system, a new set of terms and conditions has been issued. In order to guarantee the security of your Careerbuilder account , we need you to login over a secure connection and confirm your user and password, by clicking the link below.After the process is completed, your account will be secured as stated in the new terms of use.

Please click on the link below and login in order to accept the new terms and conditions that have been issued ( Online Access Agreement Update ) :

http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/login.aspx?sc_cmp2=JS_Nav_MyCB_Login

After completing this process, you will be redirected to our new terms of use.

Thank you


A few things make this stick out as a junk email. First, clicking the link redirects you to a URL that is not on the CareerBuilder site. Second, the email doesn't look like a standard CareerBuilder email.

Don't fall for it!
 
 
11/30 - Example of Fake Job Offer
We wanted to post an example of a fake job offer here to give you ideas on what to look for. This is an actual email we received.
Unique career opportunity to reward your skills and talents Good afternoon,

My name is Jane Eshkova, and I'm a senior HR manager for Compass Group Corp. At the moment, our company has an open position for Remote Manager in the Department of Small Investment Projects. We have considered your application, and we believe that you are a suitable candidate for this position.

Here is a brief description of this job :

Location: United States
Status: AVAILABLE
Employee Type: Full-Time Employee, Part-Time Employee

Description

Managing company's minor investment projects mostly related to promoting antivirus software products, anti-phishing solutions, data protection and comprehensive PC security packages. Additional investment projects are related to development of graphic applications, corporate identity design, building turnkey web sites.

All the projects have different levels of complexity. Level 1 project are very easy, and even a housewife can manage such projects.

Level 5 projects demand special knowledge in marketing strategy of product promotions, and also programming skills.

The tasks of the Remote Manager are:
- To ensure that top notch service is consistently provided to customers;
- Maximize conversion of telephone inquiries into paid orders;
- Achieve objectives by utilizing effective telephone techniques and interactions with potential customers.

The Remote Manager studies every inquiry, calculates service commission, develops a cash-flow scheme for each order, consults clients on payment conversion details, etc. The training course is enclosed.

Salary
The payment $2,500 per month + 2-5% from each order.

Qualifications: - Age range from 21 to 40 years
- Communicates effectively, verbally and in writing
- Well-balanced personal and managerial style
- Mature, professional approach to people and problems
- Computer proficiency (advanced user level)

General
- Office environment
- Full-time occupation
- Part-time job available

If you are interested in this vacancy, but you have questions, please, do not hesitate to ask them. I am always glad to help you. Also, please get familiar with our corporate website.

(website URL removed)

ATTENTION! Please do not reply to this email. If you are interested in this position, contact me directly:

JANE.ESHKOVA@COMPASSCORP.NET

Jane Eshkova,
HR Department,
Compass Group Corp

A few things jump out here are phishy. First, employers NEVER email you and offer you a job and salary up front. Interviews are always necessary. Second, the reply-to address was a "free" email account from the United Kingdom. In this case, emblem@excite.co.uk. Third, the email says to respond to JANE.ESHKOVA@COMPASSCORP.NET but the reply-to address is emblem@excite.co.uk. Fourth, the employer does not list a phone number. And finally, the email is very general in nature, trying to appeal to a wide audience and cast the widest net. "Level 1 project are very easy, and even a housewife can manage such projects."

Don't fall for fake job offers. If you ever want to validate a job offer and/or employer, use the Contact link at the bottom of this page to forward us inquiries you've received.

 
 
11/27 - Validating Email Job Inquiries
With all of the spam on the net, it can be difficult to weed though fake job offers and scams to find the legitimate inquiries. Here are some tips:
  • Fake job offers often originate from overseas. These emails contain broken English, unrealistic salaries, and almost always ask you to respond to a free, public email account like Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, or Hotmail.
  • Fake job offers often ask for unnecessary personal data like contact information, social security number, phone number, passwords, bank accounts, etc.
  • Fake job offers often contain attached files, some of which can be dangerous to open.
  • Fake job offers often "spoof" or pretend they are coming from JobsintheMoney.com when in fact they are not. When employers contact you, the reply-to address will never be from JobsintheMoney.com but rather directly from that employer's own work email account.
Registered employers on JobsintheMoney.com are all manually pre-screened. We only allow authorized government contractors and legitimate, recognized search firms in our system, and it's impossible to view resumes with a credit card.

If you receive contact from a potential employer and want to validate the contact person or their offer, forward the email to us by clicking the Contact link in the bottom footer of this page. We will help validate it for you immediately.

 
 
11/19 - Online Security Tips
Online data security is always important to JobsintheMoney. We would like to take a minute to remind you of some important tips:
  • Keep your machine up to date with the latest security patches.
  • Create a separate email specifically for job hunting, separate from your personal email account.
  • Make sure you have an up-to-date anti-virus product installed and running on your machine.
  • Avoid using a Social Security number on your resume.
  • Don't provide any non-work related personal information over the phone or online. This includes your hair and eye color, marital status, etc.
  • Leave references off of a publicly posted resume.
  • Never provide credit card or bank account numbers or related information.
  • Be cautious when dealing with contacts outside of your own country.
  • Never give out your JobsintheMoney username or password to anyone.
Two great resources for keeping yourself (and your information) safe online can be found at:

http://www.fraud.org/tips/internet/phishing.htm

http://onguardonline.gov/stopthinkclick.html

Finally, here are some things JobsintheMoney does and doesn't do:
  • We don't send out emails with executable or compressed (zipped) files, or attachments other than PDF and Word documents.
  • We don't ask you for your personal financial information in an email, and never ask for credit card information to be sent via email.
  • We don't ask you for your password via phone or email, ever. (You will only be required to enter your password when logging onto JobsintheMoney.com).
  • We do electronically sign our email using recognized industry standards, to verify our identity and guard against spoofing.
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Also, if you come across questionable job postings or activity on the JobsintheMoney site or if you are approached by someone seeking personal information of the type identified above, please let us know immediately at cs@jobsinthemoney.com.
 

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