I was contacted by a guy who said his name was Cristian Little and contacting me for his company. He said it was for an at home job that paid about 2,000 a month and that if I was intrested, they would provide paid training, all I have to do is have a bank of america account. I've heard of at home work scames, but will they contact me through a career website?
2007-08-20 10:37:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Yes, they contacted one of my friends that way. They usually want you to invest in something or give them money in some way before you can work for them.
2007-08-20 10:45:27 · answer #1 · answered by atjetcmk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They certainly will.
DO NOT give out any of your personal or banking information to someone who calls you out of the blue like that.
If they were representing an honest company you would not have to give bank information and you would NOT have to pay them for the oportunity to work with or for them.
If in doubt, start asking pointed questions. Are they registered with the BBB?, where are they headquartered? Why do they need your banking information?
Where is the nearest branch office?, Do they have a web page?
Usually after the first couple of questions if they are scammers, they'll get disgusted or scared off and will cut the call short or just hang up.
Make sure to check up on the company with the Better Business Beureau and then check with the company name they give you by looking a contact number up in the phone book or an independant search and contact them to be sure it's a valid offer.
2007-08-20 10:50:04 · answer #2 · answered by Will Y 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is very common for scammers to use Monster and other sites to find their prey. Your best defense is to be very skeptical of job offers you get thru these. Only jobs that come from places that you can confirm are real should be considered. By confirm, I mean you are not only able to find their website, but also find the company mentioned in the news, with the BBB, and other sources.
Also, do some research on scams. There are many different ways you can get burned. Sometimes, they are wanting to use you to cash bogus checks for them or to forward on merchandise purchased with stolen credit cards. Sometimes they just want you to give them your bank account info so they can drain it. Sometimes, they just want your ID information so they can steal your identity. Sometimes, it is all of the above.
ADDED: Koeber is also very correct. Sometimes the scammers will pretend to be with a known company. Once again, be skeptical. Try to contact that person by using numbers on the known companies web page. If the person cannot be contacted that way, then there is something wrong.
2007-08-20 10:47:26 · answer #3 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. They use the name of a company to contact you even though they don't work for them. Whatever you do, DO NOT GIVE ANYONE ANY OF YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBERS. Any so-called work at home company that requires money, a credit card, or a bank account is a scam.
2007-08-20 10:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
oh boy that's a scam. why would you need to have a certain bank to get a job? Thats stupid. Don't do it because they will tap into your account.
2007-08-20 10:44:52 · answer #5 · answered by melheller 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋