Not sure if someone is trying to scam me again!
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
Sounds like it.
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
Edward Aymami wrote:
seems too good to be true
Most likely is.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
Can you call or email the company and check his legitimacy?
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Can you call or email the company and check his legitimacy?
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It is happening tomorrow. It's too late today.
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
Absolute scanerooski! - They are posing as HR for one of the companies we are close to. They do tell you about all this stuff you have to purchase before starting. And they will send you a bogus check to cover the cost. Sorry.
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Absolute scanerooski! - They are posing as HR for one of the companies we are close to. They do tell you about all this stuff you have to purchase before starting. And they will send you a bogus check to cover the cost. Sorry.
Ron Anders wrote:
They are posing as HR for one of the companies we are close to.
How can you tell that from the OP?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Ron Anders wrote:
They are posing as HR for one of the companies we are close to.
How can you tell that from the OP?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
Same exact pattern. We have had to field calls from a host of irate individuals that contacted someone posing as HR for a certain concern after they posted ads for employment on FB. They had the logo and everything.
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
The "you have to buy all this stuff first" scam only works when they insist on using a specific retailer/site (fake, that they own). A real major company really should buy you any equipment you need, especially if it's very specific. It's not, imho, even if it's legit you probably don't want to work for them. There are, of course, other potential scams. The usual first-day activities on a real job involve sending them your identifying documents and bank info for direct deposit, after all. I do not mind a business using gmail. Honestly it's really easy to make a "real" company domain name with email addresses on any cloud platform. It can cost <$100. So scammers can do it too without loosing their profit. My hobby startup uses gmail because I don't see a need to pay for an email service (I also do not have employees). Some companies enforce an absurd anti-spam system that makes it nearly impossible to communicate with external email accounts, so an HR person doing hiring might well have an external account. So yes, as others have said, find the company's contact info independently and contact them outside this other groups control and ask. Don't just check the names, either, as it's not hard for the scammer to find and assume the name of a legit hr person. Ask how they contact potential employees and if you're in the running.
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The "you have to buy all this stuff first" scam only works when they insist on using a specific retailer/site (fake, that they own). A real major company really should buy you any equipment you need, especially if it's very specific. It's not, imho, even if it's legit you probably don't want to work for them. There are, of course, other potential scams. The usual first-day activities on a real job involve sending them your identifying documents and bank info for direct deposit, after all. I do not mind a business using gmail. Honestly it's really easy to make a "real" company domain name with email addresses on any cloud platform. It can cost <$100. So scammers can do it too without loosing their profit. My hobby startup uses gmail because I don't see a need to pay for an email service (I also do not have employees). Some companies enforce an absurd anti-spam system that makes it nearly impossible to communicate with external email accounts, so an HR person doing hiring might well have an external account. So yes, as others have said, find the company's contact info independently and contact them outside this other groups control and ask. Don't just check the names, either, as it's not hard for the scammer to find and assume the name of a legit hr person. Ask how they contact potential employees and if you're in the running.
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Same exact pattern. We have had to field calls from a host of irate individuals that contacted someone posing as HR for a certain concern after they posted ads for employment on FB. They had the logo and everything.
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
why dont you ask them why you have to buy stuff to get a job? does the company not have any money to training people ? what are the terms and conditions of the job? ask him to send official email with signed letter that you got the job...you spend 3hrs on chat doing what?
Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
I am sure you were not born last night!
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
All the companies i have worked for supply the work laptop pre-installed with all the software needed for the work. They specifically mention to keep all personal things in the personal laptop. Personal and official hardware and software are strictly delinked.
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
Even without the purchase demand - which is no-no flag on its own - the fact that they do a chat only interview is more than suspicious... And... I know not a single company - small or large - that does not supply its own hardware and software...
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ― Albert Einstein
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job. One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account. I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
I read an article not long ago (from here?) about developers having Zoom interviews, getting the 'job', and sent a 'job offer' in an email attachment with malware. Similar to this: [Scam Alert: LinkedIn Users Hit by Malware From Fake Job Offers | PCMag](https://www.pcmag.com/news/scam-alert-linkedin-users-hit-by-malware-from-fake-job-offers)
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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Same exact pattern. We have had to field calls from a host of irate individuals that contacted someone posing as HR for a certain concern after they posted ads for employment on FB. They had the logo and everything.
Yikes, I've not been in job hunting mode for a looooong time. Hopefully, I'll never need to navigate that swamp.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
