Where is your resume posted, that these scammers can find you. Take your resume off of the job web boards and off of Craigslist, and the scammers will disappear after a while. gmail hangout scams For all the advice to post your resume on various job boards, I simply don't believe that employers not staffing agencies or recruiters ever go looking for applicant resumes on those job boards. It was on Indeed, Careerbuilder, and Linkin. I only had my email address but recently I had change settings on Indeed from Private. Of course, I changed it back to private. No, I would never post my resume on Craigslist. There is too much bad stuff going on but I removed it from those other 2 places. I was just wondering who in the world started this nonsense about interviewing on Hangout. I know technology is expanding but it just seems really inappropriate. I know technology is expanding but it just seems really inappropriate. Its been going on for years now. Most people only notice it when they get back into the job market. That is how it was for me. Even though I haven't posted my resume online in years now, I still get the occasional scammer. Once they have your email address, changing it is the only way out. That said, take your resume down off these boards. This is how they get you. Also, no legitimate company is going to interview on Google Hangouts or worse offer to send you a check. I have applied to a few jobs that wanted me to interview by Hangout, and I replied to one and said that I don't have a webcam on my and cannot interview that way and they said that I can do it with a cell phone as well, I never replied back, and another had a time date and login all already arranged without confirming if I was available at that time, wanted to change to the next day as I already had an interview in person that would conflict with that and they just sent me a rejection a few weeks later. I am not naive in thinking when you put your personal information out there that you might obtain this sort of thing but I have never experienced this sort of thing in the past when looking for a job. Myra didn't say it was legitimate. The bottom line: Real companies have real company email addresses, not Gmail addresses. Real companies may use Gmail hangout scams Hangout for meetings, but gmail hangout scams are so many scam artists trying this that you should just say no to all of them. I understand what she said. I wanted to see if anyone else had this experience or not. Thank you for your feedback. Again, take your resume off these boards. This is where it all starts. This is just the modern version of the chain letter. At first, I accepted their proposal, but when I couldn't even find their website anywhere inI also got suspicious and didn't bother to show up. I'm glad I didn't go further. I decided to go ahead with the interview since I remember applying for a recruitment company and maybe they forwarded me to a client. She was clearly chatting with someone else because she'd reply to questions I didn't ask. I think they were reeling in to get to that so they don't look suspicious but I already was. I asked her if they used a recruitment company to post on Ziprecruiter for them because I know I didn't apply for an online job. They only got my name and email but I have 2 emails. The name was Sylvia Jackson via text can't post to arrange a hangout interview with a person named Johann Klimt johannklimt gmail. As soon as we engaged in chat interview phone call was declined my spidey sense knew something was amiss. Told Johann I suspected a scam, he immediately responded I was arrogant and will not get the job. Gmail hangout scams your resume off of the job web boards and off of Craigslist, and the scammers will disappear after a while. For all the advice to post your resume on various job boards, I simply don't believe that employers not staffing agencies or recruiters ever go looking for applicant resumes on those job boards. I m receiving the same answers, I apply by Indeed. The las one even has a website. In the past, I have actually contacted the company directly and found out that whomever sent the email was a. He stated his name was Mr. Nelson Nova from World Firm Carolinas System. He wanted to interview me. I responded by asking him when would the interview be. What is going on today. I received this excact text today!. Thank you for posting your experience as I was suspicious this was a scam too. Disappointing people use unemployment to pick on the weak and naïve. The company name they used was DuPont. He interviewed me for 1 hour and the job was from home. The package deal was too good to be true and he sent me list of things that I will need to have to start the training. I asked for an acceptance letter which they scan email me. The letter has no one information to reach back. I sent an email to DuPont and they informed me it is a scam and I should report it right away. gmail hangout scams Thanks for all these posts. I went to their website and gmail hangout scams no office or position listed in Austin. I smelled something fishy, but sent my cover letter and resume anyway. Then I received a email back from Sue Jessi Parker. I contacted OneKingsLane to let them know and some of my tech buddies to track down these scammers. Actually, some companies do go looking for the resume on those job boards. I used to be a manager for a company I will leave it namelessand they had me search Indeed, Monster, and LinkedIn for people that were interested in our company. I would then contact them, if I felt comfortable doing it, or Gmail hangout scams would send the person's information to the department. It is really a basic practice in believe it or not. The thing is, they are looking for people who have experience, and they know that in a lot of cases, the people who have experience aren't looking for a job with them. A lot of people are looking to get out of their field, but a lot of them are professionals in their field. These Hangouts interviews though are scams usually. I've had quite a few of these pop up, and I only ever went through the first one. He eventually knew I knew he was scamming me and left the Hangout. I just got another today. They use real company names, but the email is usually poorly written. That's usually the tell-all sign that it's a scam. Good luck in your job search!. AndyRising in a State of Bliss said: Where is your resume posted, that these scammers can find you. Take your resume off of the job web boards and off of Craigslist, and the scammers will disappear after a while. For all the advice to post your resume on various job boards, I simply don't believe that employers not staffing agencies or recruiters ever go looking for applicant resumes on those job boards. I'm glad I found this thread. I'm feeling very gullible and foolish right now for letting it get this far, but fortunately they don't have any valuable identifying info. The company they're hiding behind is legitimate and based in Missouri. I looked up the person interviewing me on Google and Rockbill Morgan does not exist. Simply a made up name. The name was Sylvia Jackson via text can't post to arrange a hangout interview with a person named Johann Klimt johannklimt gmail. As soon as we engaged in chat interview phone call was declined my spidey sense knew something was amiss. Told Johann I suspected a scam, he immediately responded I was arrogant and will not get the job. I was contact by a person offering me a job at Bristol Myers Squibb, working at home. I had the interview on hangout and have never even talk to this person and was offered the job. Strange thing what company would hire a person unseen and never spoke to on the phone. I could be a teenager just playing around trying to get a job. Another is the person is suppose to be head of at Bristol Myers Squibb and yes I have a Bristol myers email address well it's supposed to be. Plus the same picture shows up on google hangout. However, I just feel something is wrong here. Any suggestions, hate to lose out on a job that might be legit. I am new to looking for a job. I've been employed for many years. Since moving I am not job hunting. Leary about it, I did it anyway. I was then told I was hired at a very high rate of pay. I knew it was too good to be true. They sent an offer of employment and a W-2. Was told all of that would be addressed in another meeting the next morning. The plain paper ink-jet letter with it said that it was to be used for office and to not do anything until I spoke to the person who hired me. It has my acct info on it I said. I don't know how many ppl actually fall for this. I am so glad to have followed my instincts. She requested an interview via Hangout. No legit staffing service will ever ask for this prior to interview and job offer. I agree with everything that has been said here. I can say that because I came across an email just today asking for a job interview and the person wanted me to use Hangouts. To make a long story short, I never replied back to them and have not heard from them since. I will keep a watch for the next gmail hangout scams email to come across, and if this happens again, I will not hesitate to either change my resume back to private or delete it altogether from that job board. Please be watchful, job seekers, your very lives depend on it. Thanks and God bless you. Ruby Slippers in Las Vegas, Nevada said: www. This is where it all starts. This is just the modern version of the chain letter. I recently just was in a conversation and quickly removed myself. The company appeared to be real, but same exact situation. It was work from home until the Chicago office was open. Of course I would consider it, I've been job searching for months. But man this was a new low. So glad to have found this to see I'm not the only one. I blocked her on google hangouts but I do have her email address. I am new to looking for a job. I've been employed for many years. Since moving I am not gmail hangout scams hunting. Leary about it, I did it anyway. I was then told I was hired at a very high rate of pay. I knew it was too good to be true. They sent an offer of employment and a W-2. Was told all of that would be addressed in another meeting the next morning. I said I would not send a W-2 or any other information until we actually have everything in place deep down I knew this wouldn't happen Well, a Samething happened to me. But I did the deposit over the phone and only gave the confirmation number. They then asked me about my debit card, when I asked why was that needed. The lady said to purchase my supplies. So when I asked what was the reason for the large withdraw. I told her I've never had to take a picture of the money for record purposes. She said are questioning the company procedures. I said I'm trying to familiarize myself with the procedure said just take the money out. So then I told her I was being questioned by my because of the large withdrawal. gmail hangout scams But never got a response back. I just received a text from a Mr. Marcus Lawal who states he's a gmail hangout scams of the firm Tungsten Corporation, plc. He stated he was contacting me about my resume posted no he did not state where it was posted. Then he went on to name the positions and stated the positions were in my state never stated a town. I told him the positions were not inline with my resume which they weren't even close. He asked if I had a gmail and that he would conduct the interview on hangout. I told him I don't have a gmail and I don't interview on Google Hangout. He said ok and went away for now. SmartMom in Bullard, Texas said: I received one of these hangout interview requests today from a gmail hangout scams called Catalent that is a legitimate company with a professional website and the gentleman's email had catalentcareers. But it does seem iffy because it's work from home with a high hourly rate. Thank you for posting the experiences you had with Hangouts job interviews. I was hired after a short interview and told my offer papers would be emailed to me in the morning. My interviewer's name on Hangouts is Alexa Syracuse. Jamie in Austin, Texas said: Probably a scam. I also received gmail hangout scams email from a Doug Woods of Dpr last sept 20 and replied back with the answers from his get to know you questions for a personal asst role. I the company it was legit, doug woods happen to be one of the co-founder as well. He replied yesterday that i got the position. We chatted at Hangout and will conduct an orientation tomorrow morning. Good thing I saw this forum and gmail hangout scams aware of what's going on. I admit I am gullible at first. The email was from him dprconstructionco. First time in the country though. Thank you for this forum. I also got an email from Catalent requesting a Hangouts interview from an Alexa Winford at catalentjobs. Steven Hickman was also mentioned I attempted to look them up on LinkedIn and couldn't find them. They are probably fake names. The following day after the interview I was given pretty legitimate looking offer letter and non disclosure agreement form. I am still skeptical of this because gmail hangout scams you google Catalent offer letter you could find one and just copy and paste it. The only thing is, is that my had a watermark in the background of the company logo. This is probably a scam, thank god I have not given any of my pertinent information. I went through the same thing a gmail hangout scams months ago. Naturally, when I got a text for a interview I was excited. I found the hangout request odd. They were an company telling me I would get a laptop work from home. As soon as they asked for my info I felt uncomfortable and ended the interview. Please aware of these scammers. Yep, just had one myself. I'm sure Intersil Corporation would like to know that they are being used in a scam so I will be calling them. Contacts were Jessica Jones jessicajones10001 outlook. gmail hangout scams I thought this was kind of odd and had a bad feeling about it anyway so I just played along. Last message I received was that I was 'ripe for the position' and she would get back to me in 10 minutes. What is this world coming to?!. As we proceed you will get to know more and understand better I went through the same thing, but it went to a low blow. This woman contacted me through gmail hangout scams message first and then invited me to hang out. Asked me all these questions about where do I see myself doing in five year you basic interview questions. Mind you the company is McCann. But this woman actually me a check and told me to deposit it. So I went to my and good thing the teller was on my side. So I had to file a claim and get the cops involved. He also informed me that because I answered that call that they possibly could've hacked my phone or installed malware to get into my information or any apps that have pay. I have never experienced anything like this in my life. He told me I should call my bank and put either a freeze on my account or have them keep an eye out for suspicious activity. Which I am about to do. But aside from that for anyone else out there that has had this happen, what else should I do or has anything else happened to anyone. Any feedback is welcome gmail hangout scams long as you dont call me a dumbass because Ive already come to this conclusion alone lol Thanks guys. By chance did they ever state anything about receiving a check in the mail via. I dealt with that whole thing as well just a few days ago and now. Told I had to deposit it and send a snapshot of my deposit slip. I went to the and spoke with the banker as I'd be suspicious since the interview last Friday. I told her everything that was going on and that I was having a hard time trying to decipher everything and she said that the checks do look real, but that it seems very strange. She straight up told me not to deposit the check. For one I could be charged a fee for it to bounce back and just that it really didn't look right. She literally stated that the moment I showed her along with the letter it came with. Now I've also been trying to contact the company Perrigo the company I'm supposedly with but whenever I work my way through the options on the automated system to get to an actual rep the call always drops. Now going back to the check, it doesn't show the name Perrigo on it like I thought it would. Initially they sent me a direct deposit form and I said that I wasn't going to fill it out until I saw the check gmail hangout scams there was already a delay. I said that I was gmail hangout scams suspicious of them cuz I don't know the company, I'd never heard of them, etc. And he said he understood. Now when it came to the snapshot if I deposited the check, I said no that I already declined the dd form and that this slip will have all my info. He stated that I can just mark it off with a black marker. I know you can easily change things in emails from a prior sender or make it look next post that way. I've seen it done before. I basically told him Jeremy T. Curtis what my issues were and it was just a long list that I gave to him. I told him that unless he somehow has proof of this job legitimacy and can convince me, I'd have to reconsider. The last thing he said to me was that the check was as good as funds. That was like 2 hours ago lol. He hasn't left the conversation, but he's not fighting back either. So I believe I caught him!. I fell for the hang outs scam as well. The female identified her self as Mrs. I did a search of her name and the company name she provided Intersil Corporation and the the check was issued from KeyBank National Associations. I have a phone call in to this gentleman to alert him that he too is being compromised. I am so upset with myself for falling for this scam. I have been out of work since October 2016 and things gmail hangout scams getting very slim here so I was so happy to have found something only to have it slap me right in the face. I did not deposit this check thank goodness. This happened to me today. The person was named Jeff Schosser and was supposedly from Tanium, Inc. For that reason I thought it was real. I googled Jeff and found out that his last name was really Schlosser and this person spelled it wrong. I found him on linkedIn and he does work for the company. I played along once I figured this out and had also found this webpage. When it got to finally giving him my address I said nope I was done and regretted what information I had already given him. Tanium has to do with cyber security they would never send out a check like that!. What a waste of my time but gmail hangout scams I know and I have contacted the company that sent me the email and I will also send an email to Tanium. I was contacted by someone claiming to be from sharecare inc. It was a 4 day process every morning, claiming to send me a check to purchase my at home office equipment. I also called the name that was on the check to verify that it was fraudulent. I was told I had been selected for a job at but I had to have Hangout. It was at this time that he informed me that we could go not go any further with the interview. I said thank you and ended the.
