Recruiting Scam Warning

If a job opportunity sent you here, pause before sending anything else.

This domain was advertised by a suspicious recruiting profile. It appears the profile was not connected to a real hiring process. If you were asked to send a resume, identification, banking information, payment, crypto, gift cards, or personal documents, you may have been targeted by a recruiting scam.

Why this page exists

A fake or suspicious recruiting profile promoted this domain while attempting to collect information from job seekers. The profile did not control the domain, so this page was created as a warning for anyone who visits after seeing that recruiting post or message.

Recruiting scams often look professional. They may use polished profile photos, convincing job titles, fake company names, copied logos, remote-work language, urgent hiring timelines, or direct messages that feel legitimate at first glance.

If you sent only a resume

A resume can still expose useful information to scammers, including your name, phone number, email address, work history, location, education, and public profile links.

  • Watch for follow-up phishing emails, text messages, and phone calls.
  • Be cautious of anyone referencing your resume to gain trust.
  • Do not provide identity documents, banking details, or payment.
  • Consider updating passwords if the resume included usernames, personal sites, or old contact details tied to your accounts.

If you sent sensitive information

If you provided a Social Security number, driver’s license, passport, bank information, tax forms, direct deposit forms, account credentials, or payment, treat it as a potential identity theft incident.

  • Contact your bank or card provider immediately if payment or financial information was shared.
  • Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus.
  • Change passwords on affected accounts and enable multi-factor authentication.
  • Save messages, emails, usernames, phone numbers, links, and screenshots as evidence.

What to do right now

  1. Stop communicating with the recruiter

    Do not reply, click new links, download files, join new chat platforms, or provide additional information.

  2. Preserve evidence

    Take screenshots of the profile, job post, messages, email headers, phone numbers, payment requests, websites, and any files or forms they sent.

  3. Secure your accounts

    Change reused passwords, enable multi-factor authentication, and review recent login activity for your email, LinkedIn, banking, and cloud storage accounts.

  4. Protect your identity

    If you shared identity documents or tax information, consider a credit freeze, fraud alert, and identity theft report.

  5. Report the scam

    Report the profile to the platform where you encountered it, then report the scam to the appropriate official reporting channels listed below.

Recruiting scam red flags

Warning signs to watch for

  • The recruiter asks for payment, gift cards, crypto, wire transfers, or equipment purchase reimbursement.
  • The job sounds unusually high-paying for simple work, especially for remote roles.
  • The process skips normal interviews or moves too quickly.
  • The recruiter uses a personal email address instead of a verified company domain.
  • You are asked for a Social Security number, ID, passport, bank details, or tax forms before a legitimate offer.
  • The company website, recruiter profile, email domain, or job posting details do not match.
  • Messages contain urgency, secrecy, poor grammar, copied branding, or pressure to act immediately.
Safer job search habits

How to verify before you apply

  • Go directly to the company’s official website and search for the role on its careers page.
  • Verify that the recruiter works for the company using an official company email domain.
  • Search the company name plus words like “scam,” “fake recruiter,” or “fraud.”
  • Be cautious with newly created profiles, AI-generated headshots, and profiles with limited real activity.
  • Do not send sensitive documents until after you have verified the employer and received a legitimate offer.
  • Never pay money to receive a job, equipment, training, background check, or onboarding materials.

Where to report fraud or identity theft

Use official government and platform reporting channels. Be careful with lookalike websites. Type addresses directly into your browser or use trusted bookmarks.

ReportFraud.ftc.gov

Report fraud, scams, and deceptive business practices to the Federal Trade Commission.

IdentityTheft.gov

Create a recovery plan if your identity information may have been stolen or misused.

IC3.gov

Report internet-enabled crime to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Important note

This page is provided as a public warning and educational resource. It is not legal, financial, or law-enforcement advice. If you lost money, shared sensitive information, or are being threatened or extorted, contact your financial institution, local law enforcement, and the appropriate reporting agencies as soon as possible.