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Scammer Red Flags and Things to Look for/Check Against
You’ve probably read my last post by now. Someone tried to scam me out of my identity or money earlier this morning. It’s a plague the internet is facing more and more. As I said before, I’m sick of it, and I’m sure you all are, too. For those of you who are new to the freelancer field or are just new to online job searching in general, here are some tips and red flags to note and use as you deal with digital interviews, so you can keep your identity and your money safe.
1. Has the scammer asked you to use a different platform than the job site or freelance hiring service? While this is not always an immediate indicator of a scammer, it is something that should put your guard up. Most of these sites prefer you to keep with them, so they can monitor your interactions and ensure everything is on the up-and-up. There are many companies that prefer to cut out the middle man, once they find a good candidate, so this isn’t always going to mean the person is a scammer, but you do still need to be cautious. Be especially wary, if they ask you to use Google Hangouts. This platform has no means of reporting scam artists or suspicious messages/conversation threads that I have been able to locate, so it’s an ideal place for scammers to try to herd their potential victims. Try to get them to come to you on the platform where you were initially contacted or a place where you will be able to flag and report them quickly, should it become apparent they are trying to scam you. 2. Have they given you information on the company they represent yet?
If they haven’t, make sure to ask about this, before giving them anything. You need those details to ensure this person really is the representative he or she claims to be. Ask for location, name, how long they’ve been in business, etc. These are details you can use to make sure you find the right company and see how reputable it is as an organization. It will also allow you the opportunity to call the company, once you’ve confirmed it’s legitimate, to check your HR representative or hiring manager is a real employee. 3. Have you checked up on that company? Most companies have their own websites and contact information, and are registered on multiple job searching websites and government websites, since all businesses need to register with the US Government and State Government, when they are established, for tax purposes. Check for these things at websites like the Better Business Bureau and the Secretary of State website for whichever state and town the scammer provided. These sites are designed to help you search for these companies to ensure they are legal and legitimate. Assuming your scammer provides one, you can also review their website for any discrepancies or red flags, like if the address is legitimate, where the phone number leads, if real photos are included from the physical location, whether the site is professionally done or a shoddy slap-together job, and if information written on the web pages contradicts itself. 4. Have you checked to ensure this person is part of the company’s staff (Call the company up, check LinkedIn, etc.)? 5. Have you made sure the company is registered in the state or country the scammer has mentioned? There are many professional sites designed to show these licences and certifications, so you can know whether a company is properly registered. Refer to question three’s answer for examples. 6. Have you checked how long the company has been established? 7. Is the grammar, spelling, etc. degrading over time as you interact? If so, it’s likely this person isn’t a legitimate HR representative, and you’ve pulled them off the script they’re following. No respectable American company employs someone who can’t communicate effectively and in proper English as part of their job recruitment department. 8. Is the scammer not willing to give you basic information, like company location? If so, then he or she is probably a scammer. 9. You’ve only been on for a few minutes, asking easy questions (like location), and they’re already brushing you off, claiming they have other interviews waiting, and they will get back to you with the information. You are supposed to be in an official interview. No hiring manager books multiple interviews at the same time, unless they have staff that are trained and can handle each case individually, before sending the results back up to him/her, so he/she can focus specifically on you. And questions, like specific location, are simple to answer for any experienced HR manager. 10. Is the email account associated with the company they claim to represent? Most scammers use a burn email, an account with random digits, numbers, or names that have nothing to do with the business they claim to represent. This is a big red flag, since most HR people have an email that’s associated with their company or can give you enough information to double check their credentials independently. 11. If they try to get your personal information, like address, phone number, bank info., etc. before answering your basic questions to check the legitimacy of their claims. NEVER give them ANY of these, until you have verified that they are legitimate. If they haven’t to your satisfaction, push back on getting the info you need, before you give yours. It helps, if you explain someone has tried to scam you before. This will make the HR agent more reasonable and understanding, if it’s legitimate. If it’s not, then the comment might throw the scammer off balance as he or she tries to assure you they aren’t another scammer. 12. Is the scammer offering you a larger-than-average salary? This is another tactic many would-be-scammers use to draw you in. While not always a definite giveaway, it is something that should raise your wariness and make you look for the other red flags in this post. 13. If you’ve called the scammer out on their behavior and they pull the pathetic card (AKA an appeal to emotion and empathy to try to justify their position, rather than answer the questions). In my case, the scammer used family ties, claiming to be an upstanding grandfather with five kids and ten grandchildren. That had nothing to do with the company or my questions about the company he claimed to represent. Don’t be fooled by this tactic, and DON’T FEEL GUILTY! This is your IDENTITY on the line. Keep those shields up. Even if you lose a potential job, it’s better in the long run to be cautious and safe, then to get scammed out of your hard-earned money or worse. 14. In the end, if you still haven’t budged, the scammer will try to make it seem like you’ve lost out on a big opportunity. In my case, after 13 happened, the scammer said since I wasn’t comfortable with the interview and felt like it wasn’t legitimate, he would remove all my information from their systems. The thing is, there WAS NO INFORMATION for him to have on file, other than my name and the email I used to contact him. Scammers will use the guilt from 13 and combine it with your greed or desperation for a good paying job to try to get you to reconsider. Don’t let them manipulate you like this.
If you’ve verified you have a scammer, contact the proper authorities. There are a variety of websites you can report to. You can also talk to your local police to get information on how best to handle the situation and who to report the incident to. Most job hiring sites have ways to catch these kinds of people, eventually, but they often require flaggers to notify them, before they know to act. That’s why we have law enforcement and various sites to report and warn about these people. Stay safe, fellow freelancers and net-goers. I hope these tips help you all. ~Omnitf
📢Update: I finally figured out the issue with the "invisible" message in my inbox📢
So, this Tumblr blog had actually messaged me asking to become a part of a website that allows meme-makers to earn money in the form of cryptocurrency, in exchange for posting original memes. An utter SCAM, undoubtedly. 🙄 I linked the blog in this post so that y'all can block them. And I was able to view their message only after logging in to my blog from my desktop. Wtf. 🤦♀
& I noticed I was in their following list, but they aren't in my list of followers. How is that even possible.
Not to mention, they did not have any posts, or likes either. Beware of such scammers.
This is a longshot, would you be willing to help me get my insulin? I'm down to my last pen and its pretty much close to being empty.Nt asking for much only need $370 rn to save my blood sugar. please help me with a small donation or share my pinned any help can save my life.Please help & Blessings ❤Thanks
For my followers/anyone who isn't aware, this is a scam.
If you search up the exact words of this ask, you'll find a lot of other posts either calling it a scam or of this person sending the same thing from a lot of different (now deleted) accounts. In addition, they have a PayPal instead of a gofundme (which is usually a sign of a scam) and their account/all posts are also only one day old.
Block, report, and stay safe guys <3
Update: This blog is now deleted, but if you see a similar ask with the same profile picture (although it'll most likely be the same ask with the same typos) make sure to block and report, these scammers are pathetic
This is a longshot, would you be willing to help me get my insulin? I'm down to my last pen and its pretty much close to being empty.Nt asking for much only need $370 rn to save my blood sugar. please help me with a small donation or share my pinned any help can save my life.Please help & Blessings ❤Thanks
For my followers/anyone who isn't aware, this is a scam.
If you search up the exact words of this ask, you'll find a lot of other posts either calling it a scam or of this person sending the same thing from a lot of different (now deleted) accounts. In addition, they have a PayPal instead of a gofundme (which is usually a sign of a scam) and their account/all posts are also only one day old.
Block, report, and stay safe guys <3
‼️SCAMMER ALERTTTT‼️
Hey, hi! Im really sorry for sending this, i just hope im not overstepping any boundaries as I’m about to ask help which is very important right now :( our cat, Sleepy needs an urgent vet care. She is pain and I can't afford to pay the vet to help her so I'm reaching out to ask for help, I mean even if you can’t help monetarily, reblogging or sharing it would truly mean a lot. She is my daughter’s best friend and she’s all I have left of my mom who passed away last 2021. In case you’d be insterested to help, I have pinned the post on my blog, please try to also answer the ask privately as some people tend to get weird on this stuff. Please send us prayers, be safe. ♥️🙏
Hello Miss pinksuitcat! I'm really really sorry for your cat's condition , my heart goes out to all of you , really.
Is what I would say if you weren't a SCAMMER.
...now that you point out I feel really stupid lol
Like I've known the link, have it completely memorized, have it on my school binder and whatever I can write on, it's even in every single tag on every boys post I make (just realized lol), and still almost clicked on it. Sigh
I think I thought it was related to their hot sauce. But yeah
Prob not my proudest moment...
I KNEW Josh missed me
DO NOT DONATE TO THIS PERSON THEY ARE A SCAMMER
THIS PLACE IS TERRIBLE BUT ALL I ASK IS YOUR SUPPORT TO GET GRANDMA MEDICATION.
My family is still staying in half of the church that wasn’t affected by the bombing because there is nowhere else to stay other than tents. They are limited to one small meal a day and one shower a week. They are sleeping on the floors, but no one can sleep since there is bombing everywhere around them. Even when there is no bombing, they can still hear the loud buzzing sound of the military planes above them, which would keep anyone who hears it awake. Along with everything, My grandma has diabetes and osteoporosis, so she can’t walk. She has to take her insulin medication along with many others; however, she has run out of many of her medications.” Am on my knees requesting for donation. Target $450
Your generosity and kind hearted to agree to help us is what keeps us going, every dollar matters alot to me don't hesitate to reach out to me. Reblog,share and donate.
Donation link 👇👇👇
Click here to donate: PAYPAL.COM
GOAL:$450
To the army of thot bots that randomly decided to follow my account
Why tf would you follow an account that is only semi-active (I usually just post my art on here then fuck off again for a few weeks) and expect to get *any* sort of response in a reasonable amount of time I’m also broke as hell lmfao fuck off I ain’t payin u fake hoes shit ALSO also do y’all scammers really expect mfs to fall for ur blatant scam with ur empty ass profiles like if ur gonna try and get some money from ppl at least make *some effort* to seem legit besides putting some chick from the first page of google images as ur profile pic lmfaooooo
Hi! I'm still having high blood pressure and fever. Being diabetic is awful .Help me get what I need so when I leave I can stay healed and get better today. #Type1Diabetes 😭. I'm a disabled mom so can't work after I had an accident. I've a spinal cord problem ..my blood sugar is high and I'm last to my pen, i need insulin to save my life and medical care for the past 2 months.
This is a life-threatening situation.share widely & donate 🙏
KNOWN SCAMMER
Hope you actually get diabetes or scystic fibrosis (like you were claiming last time) and die ❤️
My family is still staying in half of the church that wasn’t affected by the bombing because there is nowhere else to stay other than tents. They are limited to one small meal a day and one shower a week. They are sleeping on the floors, but no one can sleep since there is bombing everywhere around them. Even when there is no bombing, they can still hear the loud buzzing sound of the military planes above them, which would keep anyone who hears it awake. Along with everything, My grandma has diabetes and osteoporosis, so she can’t walk. She has to take her insulin medication along with many others; however, she has run out of many of her medications.” Am on my knees requesting for donation. Target $450
THIS BITCH IS A SCAMMER!!
This is like the third account I've seen sending this exact same ask and every single time, when someone calls them out, they delete and remake. DO NOT EVER DONATE TO THIS PERSON AND REPORT THEIR ACCOUNT AS SPAM!!
Hello this a long shot call, am a citizen of Palestine. I am here to request for your support to help get my insulin, I was diagnosised with type 1 diabetes and due to current situation in Gaza I'm unable to get my insulin injection as a result I'm here begging for little financial support to help me purchase insulin for this week.My donation link is available on my pinned post
Okay so like, I am well aware that only stupid, good for nothing bitches that aren't worth shit become scammers on Tumblr. But good lord you ought to be the stupidest bitch I've come across so far. You came into my blog to send me this scam ask, and didn't see that the post at the very top (currently right under this one) was me calling out this very same scam? You even have the same fucking girl as a pfp.
I'm really hoping you're a bot because otherwise you're so dumb I actually pity you. Anyway
THIS IS A SCAM
墮落天使 Fallen Angels 1995｜directed by Wong Kar-wai
hi! I am desperately in need for help. I need my insulin to bring my blood sugar back down. It’s $300 That’s all I need. I’m not asking for a windfall, just a little help, please.
Be blessed 💓🙏🙏💓
DONATE AND SHARE.
bro scam message copy paste from all the way back from 2021 is crazyy😭
PSA TO ANYONE FOLLOWING: The user @/ghostlyforcefeeder01 is a scammer, and will ask you for a telegram or WhatsApp account, most likely wanting to hack your account and look for any bank information to steal from you! They most likely use stolen images to trick people into thinking they’re real
Please spread around! Don’t want a bunch of hopeful gainers looking for ways to get funded for their gains to get scammed :/
If you see this person report them cause they scammed my yellow long and founders hat about a week ago.
Hello there! My large Gaza family is filled with love and warmth, and losing them is a tremendous loss. I appreciate your efforts and time in reading my plea. I never expected to find myself in this situation.It is incredibly challenging to navigate these circumstances as an independent woman proud of her financial independence, finding herself in this dire situation.I understand the value of every donation and the effort behind it. I assure you that all funds will be strictly used for the evacuation of my sisters and my parents. I will personally bear any additional expenses incurred.Your support will make a significant difference in alleviating the suffering of my family and ensuring that my sisters and my parents receive the care they urgently need. As time ticking away translates to lives lost in Gaza I'm here and ready to answer any questions or concerns you may have. Don't hesitate to reach out and connect with me
an quick amendment to this ask
the person here is a scammer, as I have been informed by the comments of this post of this fact. despite this being a scam, DON'T let this detour from promoting and donating ACTUAL fundraisers.
if you want proof, please read through @kyra45 's blog
please be vigilant and make sure you don't promote people who are profiting from genocide
