Friday, September 26, 2008

job scam update

we've previously reported on a company that posts jobs on craigslist and, when you apply, sends you an email pitch to a dummy webpage that pitches college classes and tries to send you billable text messages.

a dead giveaway is the lack of company or contact information, plus the rampant spelling errors throughout the site (which consists of only 3 - 4 pages). you'll also see on quantcast or other traffic ranking sites that the site in question suddenly appeared in mid-late august and had zero traffic prior to that.

here are a few more domain names that they're masquerading behind. if you receive email from any of these, please flag them on craigslist so that we can shut these scammers down (since craigslist seems unable or unwilling to do so themselves)

  • any message from 'jessica lynn' who calls herself an 'hr manager'

  • apphiring.net

  • esiapp.com

  • career network

  • yourcareersite.com

  • ecareersite.com

  • bluestarjobsite.com

  • careersourceteam.com

  • jobsource-group.com

  • careernetworksite.net

  • hiringsolutionschannel.com

  • networkedcareers.com

  • power-careers.net

  • thecareerapplications.com

  • gopplassociate.com

  • wfhp.info

  • starlitecareers.com


  • another scammer is beyond.com, inc., which posts jobs on craigslist and - even if you apply within an hour of the post - tells you that the job that you're applying for is filled, but suckers you into registering with them in exchange for the vague promise of 'other jobs'. their site seems legitimate, so maybe this scam is merely the result of a wayward employee covering the cleveland market (where elsewhen is based).

    here are some of their aliases:

  • administrativejobs.com

  • techcareers.com

  • financialjobbank.com

  • administrativejobs.com

  • entertainmentworkers.com

  • communicationsjobs.com

  • constructionjobforce.com
  • customerservicejobs.com
  • educationjobsite.com

  • engineer-jobs.com

  • armedservicesjobs.com

  • healthcarejobsite.com

  • servicejobsite.com

  • humanresourcesjobs.com

  • insurancecareersite.com

  • legalcareersite.com

  • businessworkforce.com

  • manufacturingworkers.com

  • markewtingjobforce.com

  • retailgigs.com

  • prjobforce.com

  • utilitiesjobs.com

  • realestatejobsite.com

  • salesjobs.net

  • sciencecareersite.com

  • techcareers.com

  • logisticsjobsite.com

  • hospitalityjobsite.com


  • hey dept. of labor folks, isn't there a law on the books re: job sites like these and bait & switch?

    if you come across any not posted here, please put their url's in the comments to help your fellow elsewhen'rs spot them. you might also report them here. finding a job these days is hard enough without these scumbags.