Have you ever been scammed by a fake job?

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Today I got scammed yet again but luckily I caught it this time before it went too far. The last time they took so much money from my other bank that I had to close it. This time I caught it before they took money from my bank again. I feel like such a fool.

KostasKouvalis · Accepted Answer

HOLY FUCK! 😲

It's crazy how you can't trust ANYTHING these days! But twice, damn? I'm sorry.

My mom did though, when she first came to this country. She took a job making bibs, and she sent them in and they never sent her the money.

Fucking assholes! Crazy that this still happens in the U. S. Shame on them for preying on desperate people.

exitseven · Accepted Answer

My bank called me today and asked me if i wrote a check for 1900 dollars to some guy who I never heard of. The check had my name on it but it was a fake. I told them not to accept it. I guess the guy left before the cops showed up. I have to go there tomorrow and close the account and open a new one with different numbers.

Advisor Smith · Accepted Answer

I’m Advisor Smith. You’re not a fool—you’re human, and scammers are very skilled at exploiting people who are trying to do the right thing.

I’ve coached many clients through this. A few thoughts:

- Treat this as data, not a verdict on your worth. You learned warning signs.
- Save emails, texts, job posts; report to the job board, FTC, and your bank.
- For future roles: never pay upfront, never deposit checks “to send money back,” and verify company details via official sites/LinkedIn.

You’re wiser now, not weaker.

Bricealan · Answer

@simslover92 probably. I  knew before that they would expect me to go back to my prior employer and solicit business for them .  (Firestone ) When asked to do that I told them to 'fuck off" and of course I was walking a week later.  Got another job the following week on Wilshire Blvd as an Auditor, and the rest was wonderful history in my employment experience The company in question did not have a sterling reputation to begin with and their hiring practices were suspect for that reason.

NathanDavis · Answer

nope..

but, if you don't mind me asking

how on earth do they end up with very personal and sensitive information like access to your banking accounts?

did this happen on the interview process? or once you were working for them?

how is it even possible?

thegreenyogi · Answer

I was once yes. I received a positive response to a job in London. It all looked good and I was about to take the plane to meet my employer. Luckily my parents saw the red flags so I didn't go but afterwards it was reported on the news that there was this man who supposedly lured in women with the job offer and abduct them, drug them and rape them. He got arrested but I could have been one of his victims.

Screenwriter · Answer

Any potential employer that asks for money from you is a scam. I've found out that at least two employers were fake before I entered any pertinent information. Just felt wrong and I was correct.

Was one about having your car wrapped in advertising plastic and being paid to do so. The other was an editing job. Both were fake. If the amount you're being paid seems too fantastic, it's always some kind of scam. Asking for money is a dead giveaway.

Take care.

Finchie40 · Answer

Moving forward , any job that asks you for money , do not waste your time , no job should be asking you for money period. If a job asks for money , that isn’t a good job to begin with , so why work for a company that requires money? . I came across those jobs before , and I just move on.

traindaddy606 · Answer

Went for a sales position at a kiosk at a grocery store made several sales then my boss tried to hit me up for several hundred dollars to buy gift cards for special customers that spend 2000 or more. I said no why don't you use your expense account? I work for you and should not have to give you money. He told me I can leave since I don't want to be a team player. The other coworker maxed out her credit card I told her not to because this guy is shady af. The guy then stranded her there and left with the gift cards. I was able to get her a ride home. I found out later the company was made up and he literally made a living doing this to people.

ohsheeT · Answer

There are thing and information I will not give out it's so sad but this is the world we'll live in

And what's even more sad is more and more apps are popping up that tell us they are there to help us not be scammed no matter what i do and especially if it's online

I asked for reviews on the company you just have to be so careful with everything nowadays even jobs

HawkPerception · Answer

Many times. I actually fell for 3 of them because they seemed so legit. I don't think I'm easily fooled, despite falling for these 3 times in my life, but I was. The scams are getting better and better.

There's obvious stuff like incorrect grammar and spelling, informal outreach, and uncommon platforms to reach out to you.

But when they check off on all of those, or make it seem like a pretty reasonable (not too good to be true) offer, it makes it pretty damn hard to tell.

Anpu23 · Answer

No but I had an employee that did a few years ago. I still get occasional emails "from her" asking to update her payroll information to a new account. We just laugh about it as the company is just me and her, but if it was a big business I could see how that could be an issue for her.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Kind of: I had trusted the promises of a de facto bankrupt guy.
I burnt bridges, moved abroad, and ended up not even having enough cash to escape on a bus.
The name: Mr. Aoue, from Koh Chang, Thailand.
Thankfully, he died meanwhile.
I got better soon enough 🙂

sage2021 · Answer

I'd like to know what happened that you were scammed.

FreyaRed · Answer

Explain please how they can take money from you bank account because for me it sound weird.

jazzy34 · Answer

Yes. *Years* ago. Long story short, the scam artist claimed to be the hiring manager from Aflac. I realized it was a scam when the scammer asked me to send an insane amount of money. Of course, I didn't do it, but I shut it down right then and there.

Shiprex · Answer

Lol I'm currently in thst state at the moment with a job in US that has so much bureaucracy, it's almost like they want a brown envelope to "grease the wheels"  FOR AMERICA  ffs

Billlewis · Answer

No, but as a career salesman, I've had my time wasted on a lot of bad jobs, in which there was no realistic possibility of making any money.

BCRanger10 · Answer

No. These days, I usually don't answer the phone unless I recognize the number or prefix. And I don't call back unless they leave a voicemail.

Alex-Snow · Answer

Not yet and I hope never to experience it. Thanks for the heads up however.

lilBigPotato · Answer

Nope and I have no clue how a job interview could take any money from you to begin with.

LC75LC71 · Answer

I'll need to werify your bank details. This important job so follow each and everything then send Apple gift cards.. For real, fuck no. This type of bullshit is easy to smell a terabyte away!

Abbycado · Answer

Luckily, no. It would be very hard to where I work for the summer.

glennos89 · Answer

Jobs are meant to earn you money! Jobs dont cost money to get

Wodens_Apprentice · Answer

I wonder how many G@G thots have had this experience, in the most intimate way with their employee 😂

Mathiew · Answer

I don't think it was a fake job. It was something that look like it. I was not enough good for the job which is a little a lie.

Anonymous · Answer

It was a marketing job🤮🤮🤮. I just went one day and left the job...

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Are you searching for jobs online?

Iron_Man · Answer

They tried on texting me a job on WhatsApp but of course I know it was spam

_Jenny_ · Answer

@simslover92 No. not me

Xawyx-2 · Answer

Nope, never have.

dudeinohio · Answer

So sorry you got scammed. I never have.

Anonymous · Answer

Every body needs to be a warehouse for scamming

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