20 signs that a job post on Craigslist could be a scam

We all need to be wary pretty much of anything on line these days. It is simple common sense to check, double check and triple check any opportunity or ‘too good to be true’ offer we see. Below you will find the Top 20 tips that a job offer or post on Craigslist could be a scam.

1. It has a generic, over-used or vague job title. Admin Assistant or Customer Service Rep are popular ones.
2. The jobs that indicate that “Telecommuting is Ok”. This attracts many people and gives them more responses.
3. They fail to list a specific location for the job – i.e. they list no location under the city or area that you are searching.
4. They list a salary or hourly wage that seems too good to be true or too specific like $13.64 – 34.23 / hour.
5. They list it as a government job.
6. They post a job with a title that doesn’t match the description.
7. They use strange sentences or misspellings.
8. A search for that job title in Google – example “Admin Assistant Craigslist” and comes up in many other cities with the exact same job post. Because Craigslist is free – they can easily post the same bogus job post in every city.
9. If the description has a bunch of exclamation points and promises high income in one week.
10. If the description boldly states “No Experience Necessary” but has a promise of high pay.
11. There is no job contact information. A quality job post will tell you who to email or give you a valid company website.
12. A link that is to a home business or multi-level marketing opportunity website. This isn’t a JOB – but a business venture. If you were looking for a home business opportunity you would have searched that category.
13. A link that redirects you to another site.
14. A link that takes you to a job membership site and asks you to register.
15. A quick response to your email inquiry that tells you they have reviewed your resume when you didn’t even send it.
16. A quick response to your email inquiry that leads you to another website that promises you more job openings – like government jobs. Click after click – nothing but a time waster…
17. A response to your email inquiry that asks you to sign up for a web-conferencing service so you can be part of a training call.
18. A response to your email inquiry with a name and company that does not exist.
19. A response to your email inquiry from someone in a foreign country looking to hire people in the United States to handle accounts payable or receivables.
20. The same auto response to all of your emails. There isn’t a real person at the other end of the email account.

Do you have any other suggestion or scams for jobs and employment that you’ve come across? Comment below…