“I saw your profile”Police and Indeed warn against fraudulent attempts through job offers
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There are many scams, but this one is very bold!
Your phone rings and when you answer it, a voice says, “I saw your profile on Indeed.” The caller now wants to make a job offer. Please reply via WhatsApp message to discuss details. But instead of a new professional perspective, this is more of a brazen scam that is now happening again and again!
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These fraudulent attempts are occurring repeatedly, the consumer advice center warns. The Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office has also warned about fraudsters. There are always “unusual calls with auto-playing voice announcements.” Among other things, his profile is said to be visible on the job board Indeed. “We suspect this was the first contact for a questionable job offer. “You could be recruited as a financial agent or goods agent and then misused as a money launderer,” the police warned.
“There is also a risk that perpetrators will ask for personal and sensitive data in advance to accept a job offer. This may include taking a photo of your ID card or carefully filling out application paperwork.” The problem, continued the police. “However, these data sets are then often misused, in part, for further fraud because the data is up-to-date and correct.”
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Indeed itself also warns users: “Indeed will never contact job seekers via phone call, SMS, or apps like WhatsApp or Telegram to offer them a job,” the company said. “If you receive a message like this, it is a scam.”
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Here’s how you can protect yourself from scam calls!
The Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office warns:
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If you have received and accepted the call, do not follow the request to contact the contact via WhatsApp or an alternative messenger.
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Block phone numbers/report them as spam. Today’s smartphones usually offer this option.
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Never send sensitive data to unknown people (KTP, account details, etc.).
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Do not provide your personal account or postal address for money transfers and forwarding or receiving and forwarding packages (money laundering risk!)
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Do not open a bank account after being asked to do so by the perpetrator (e.g. for a suspected product test by the bank or to verify personal data for a job offer) using video identification procedures.
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He also went on to say: “If you are scammed, contact your bank if necessary and report it to your local police station.”
Sources used: Consumer advice center, Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office & Indeed.de
