Three simple steps to avoid home job scams
While searching for home work you run a high risk of becoming a victim of some sort of scam. Scam can be of various form and shape. In one case you make an advanced payment and the employer disappears, in another case he robs you of your personal info that you carelessly submitted online. In my opinion, it is not that difficult to avoid the online scam from fraudulent employers.
1. Do not submit your bank account, credit card or paypal information online
2. Do not agree to direct deposits to your account from the start
3. Do not make any money transfers or payments
1. They ask your Social Security Number
2. They ask your bank account information
3. They contact you via free e-mail services
4. They make grammar and other sort of errors in their messages
5. They ask you to send them scanned copies of your ID’s
Just follow these simple steps and you are likely to protect yourself from most popular online job scams.
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