20 signs that a job post on Craigslist could be a scam
Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 by
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.
- It has a generic, over-used or vague job title. Admin Assistant or Customer Service Rep are popular ones.
- The jobs that indicate that “Telecommuting is Ok”. This attracts many people and gives them more responses.
- 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.
- They list a salary or hourly wage that seems too good to be true or too specific like $13.64 – 34.23 / hour.
- They list it as a government job. (more…)