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Preventing Company Losses With Employment Background Check

5 Responses to “Preventing Company Losses With Employment Background Check”

1. Doyle says:

   March 12, 2010 at 4:25 am

   I received this e-mail. Is this job a scam?
   I deleted some personal info;

   We would be pleased to offer you an interview next week if you can simply complete two required steps prior to meeting with us.

   Ø Obtain your FreeCreditReport.com and keep page 3 to bring with you to your interview. This pages shows us that you do not have any bankruptcies or federal judgments against you.

   Ø Obtain your free online background check from our sister site Veribeing Identity Check and bring a copy with you to the interview. This shows us that you have never been arrested for any theft or money related crime.

   This position requires you to handle large sums of company cash and we must take extreme precautions to prevent from internal loss hence the reason to check for judgments or prior convictions prior to offering an employment offer. You are free to black/blank out your personal information and we do not need to retain a copy however we must see these two documents during your interview. By providing this free information during the initial interview this greatly speeds up the hiring process.

   The position we are looking to fill is for a full time administrative assistant in our new customer service center opening up just across town from the address listed on your resume. The pay rate is $14/hr - $19/hr depending on qualifications and we need someone to start work asap. This position includes full benefits through Aetna PPO after 90 days and a generous 401k profit sharing plan. Job duties include processing cash payments, cash refunds, invoices, emails, company deposits and verifications, customer service, 4 line phone system and other basic office duties.

   Please reply back when the above two items have been requested and let me know when is a good time next week to meet with you. I have mostly afternoon appointments available currently.

   Happy Holidays!

   Human Resoucres Manager
2. Ryan M says:

   March 12, 2010 at 9:27 am

   In this economy and high unemployment, NO legit employer sends out unsolicited e-mails like that. They will take your credit report and steal your identity. This is a VERY common and obvious scam.
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3. rtfm says:

   March 12, 2010 at 9:29 am

   YES it’s a scam. Their "sister site" is part of it. They’ll take your money for the "credit check" that they do, and then you won’t be offered the job, because there really isn’t one. The scam is that all they do is collect money for credit checks for non-existent jobs.
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4. Judge_Judy says:

   March 12, 2010 at 9:31 am

   It is extremely unlikely that anybody would offer you a job via e-mail in which you would handle great quantities of money.
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5. dmyers7us says:

   March 12, 2010 at 9:33 am

   I received someting similar in response to an ad I responded to and I chose not to pursue it because it is unusual for a possible employer to ask you to foot the bill for background and credit checks. I worked in HR and we typically did this ourselves, I’ve never heard of an employer asking a prospective applicant to do so. What you can do is to check to make sure the employer is a reputable one and that there really is a job on the table. Did they list their company name? Once you verify that if you’d like to proceed and get the suggested items then go ahead and do so but make sure that you cross out your personal info, i.e. social security number. Also, don’t go through the link provided within the email, but pull them up on your own, best not to take chances with links because there’s so much fraud these days. Best of luck to you whatever you decide.
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