29.01.2021

Watch out for fake job postings

Fraudsters collect personal data through fake job postings. On behalf of established employers, they offered attractive conditions, and the supposedly approved candidates were required to take an ID card photo and even a selfie with the document in hand, Nova TV reports.

The fraud was reported by dozens of candidates who came across attractive offers on job posting platforms. The victims are attracted with offers with good remunerations and the names of established companies are used illegally. However, in order to get the desired job, candidates are referred to external sites that require personal and banking information.

"Office assistant in a logistics company. Salary: BGN 1500-2000. No experience”. The attractive offer attracts Mariela Neycheva to a job posting site after the pandemic leaves her at home. The requirements for the candidates are relatively low - completed secondary education, communication and long-term intentions. And English is an advantage, it is clear from the ad on the Internet. Mariela decides to apply.

“The salary was also indicated. They said from 1500 to 2000 BGN net. This seemed to grab me the most and I applied. A few days later I received an email that I was approved and an interview follows, which is in 3 steps”, says Mariela Neycheva, a victim user.

She receives instructions by e-mail from the future employer. In order to get the desired job from the classified site, the "approved" candidates were referred to an external site to register.

There from the company wanted a cover letter, names and even a copy of the ID card. The purpose was to draw up the documents under the contract. And the candidates had only 30 minutes in which the link was active, it is clear from Mariela's correspondence with the employer.

"The next day they sent me the link to the site in question. I entered the site - I had to register there. I wrote down my three names, where I'm from, phone number and a photo, respectively. I had to make an identification that it was me: Mariela's face - with a photo on her ID card", says the victim.

The future employer even had special requirements for the shape and size of the photos sent. The correspondence was conducted from different e-mail addresses, some containing the name of the company and others not.