04-17-2008, 03:06 PM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 5
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risks from replying to scam messages
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Originally Posted by sambarej
what risks are we at when we apply to scam job opportunities.
i have my resume online and made a mistake by applying to one such scam... your advise is greatly appreciated
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The main risk is providing further information that can be used in identity thefts. Most of these "opportunities" ask you to send your "latest" or "updated" resume so they have as much information as possible to establish a fake identity. Identity thieves can harvest info from your resume instead of going through your trash, pilfering from your mailbox, or -- as happened to me -- picking your wallet out of your pocket.
Depending on your resume info, these scammers may gain knowledge about others who worked where you have. So that puts others at risk through having known you.
One way I'm personally being hurt right now is from calls from the same kind of scammers. My pre-paid phone service minutes are being consumed by scammers instead of legitimate business and personal use. The scammers are defrauding the resume hosting services in addition to scamming us. That hurts the business of the legitimate resume hosting services.
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