Fraud and Scam News

A new form of ‘phishing’ has just come to light. This scam gets hold of your personal information like social security number, driving license number or bank account number under the guise of giving you a job. This latest manner of scamming was unearthed at Sheridan, near Greenville, Michigan. Scammers used the good name of the Sheridan Community Hospital and cheated people into divulging their financial details by offering jobs there.

The scammers, believed to be 4 in number, first circulated rumors that the hospital was being bought over by its competitor. They then spread the word that it was looking for personnel for its maintenance department. Next, they contacted a candidate through an internet jobsite and recruited him as a Supervisor after a “selection process”. The selected candidate was asked to submit all of his personal details to the “company”.

The new supervisor was then given the task of recruiting others to work under him in the department. The aim of the scammers was to collect personal details of the other prospects too and to make money at their expense. Using such personal information as bank account number and social security number, scammers are able to transfer or withdraw funds from your personal account.

Usually phishing scams are done by sending an email to you and asking you to submit information at a fraudulent site. You don’t think twice before giving away the details as these mails are made to resemble communication you would normally receive from your bank.

Unluckily for the Greenville scammers, the lid was blown off their scam before they could get hold of the personal info of the other people recruited by them.

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