Protect Your Info
- Topics:
- Job Search
- Tags:
- Business Operations,
- Human Resources,
- Identity Theft,
- Job,
- Litigation,
- Monster,
- Recruitment & Selection,
- Security,
- Workforce Management
- Source:
- Monster
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Overview: While offline activities set the precedent for this type of fraud, the move to the Web allows con artists to reach vast numbers of potential victims. Often their goal is identity theft, and cons can be sneaky. Taking advantage of job seekers' desire to please potential employers, they ask for all sorts of personal information: your name, birth date, credit information - all the things they need to steal your identity and spend your money. The best protection is constant vigilance when searching for jobs. Since the point of the scam is to prey on your hopes for a great job and to hit you where you least expect it, being wary about even the most legitimate-sounding requests for your personal information is always warranted.
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Format: HTML | Date: Jan 2008 | Pages: 2
