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Another addition to the Internet fraud scams is alive and growing fast. Fake job postings all over the Internet are duping the public in several different ways. The only thing these fraudulent job postings are really offering is a chance for them to get at your personal information. They will use this information in a lot of different ways that have serious potential to cause damage to your personal security and financial stability..

Basic email gathering is one of the most common tricks, and has been around for a long time. The main purpose here is just to collect mail addresses to sell in large lots to bulk spammers. Then your mailbox ends up getting packed full on a daily basis. Another drawback to this is that a lot of this spam you get can come with viruses. If have to do business on-line this way, get extra email addresses that you can cancel when they become too polluted.

Physical street address  information gathering is similar to email, but it is your mailbox that gets filled up with junk mail. You end up on huge mailing lists that get sold and passed around several times. Then you will receive a lot of so-called lucrative offers on a regular basis in your residential mailbox. The offers and ads you get will mostly all be junk.

This last one can cause total devastation to your financial well  being. If a credit history check and  social security number is required you are asking for trouble. (Please see this Credit History Check article for more details) Sometimes they will say it is free, but requires a $1.00 processing fee. Once you give them the dollar, they have access to your account, and your social security number. Do not send out your resume to an ad that does not have a phone number, company name, or physical address. This is a major cause of identity theft around the world, and should be avoided at all costs.

Here are a few red-flag  alerts to watch for if you are considering applying for an on-line job:

Social security number is required.

Credit history check is required.

The pay is substantially more than similar legitimate positions.

The Company name is not posted.

An address is not supplied for you to verify.

The phone number is not supplied.

It just seems to good to be true.

A little effort on your part before you give out your information can save you a lot of aggravation down the road. Just put a little time in first, before you send your personal details. Make sure these offers have a physical address you can verify. Always go visit the job in person to deliver your sensitive information. Maybe check ripoffreports.com and scambusters.com to see if there are any bad reports on the company. Always protect yourself first, before any trouble can start.

Please be careful out there, and thanks for reading.