DON’T GIVE OUT CREDIT INFORMATION IN A JOB HUNT

June 30, 2009 Sandy G.

Financial data is easy target for scammers

From ConsumerAffairs.com

Scammers often target job-seekers because they are usually very likely to provide requested information. But law enforcement officials are warning job applicants about a recent scam in which criminals posing as employers ask for copies of their personal credit reports.

“Credit reports contain a wealth of background information about consumers, including social security numbers, summaries of bank and credit card accounts, employment history, current and previous addresses and other details that are extremely valuable to con artists,” said Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett. “Falling for Internet job schemes can be a double threat — leaving victims unemployed and struggling to untangle a web of financial problems caused by identity theft.”

“Corbett noted that con artists are using Internet postings and email messages to circulate ads for high paying part-time work as personal assistants, check processors and a variety of other work-at-home positions.

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~Sandy G.

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