Beware of @sbhfashioncareers.com Scam

I see the recruiter scammers are out in bloom. For all, if someone contacts you offering the world, asks you for a copy of your resume/CV and then says 'it could be better. I know someone who can pump it up... for a fee" it's a scam. Just keep your eyes open.

Job seekers, beware of scams on Linkedin. I have a client who has been duped by two recruiters on Linkedin. The first scammer was a recruiter who has a profile on Linkedin and even had a couple of connections in common with me. But she kept asking my client for more information (first a resume, then a cover letter, then she asked him to create a SWOT analysis about himself) and then was evasive about setting up a call. When she did get on the call (Zoom) she wouldn't turn the camera on and was using a strange robotic voice. It seems that eIther her profile is a fake or someone stole her identity. The other recruiter claimed to represent UPS and I don't remember how he figured out that recruiter was also trying to scam him but he did. If anyone has tips or tricks for avoiding or identifying scam recruiters I would love to hear them.

You’ve got mail! Is how the slogan used to go back when an email felt like a handwritten letter. Now, it's the 47th notification asking if you “have a quick minute.” It used to spark curiosity. Now it sometimes sparks email anxiety. Still, that little phrase carries weight. Because at its core, it means 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵. There’s intent behind it. A decision to connect. That’s where it quietly overlaps with what we do in background screening. Behind every report, every verification, every “complete” status… there’s a series of messages being sent and received. Employers asking questions. Records answering back. Stories being confirmed. It’s less about mail and more about making sure the message is true. So what would current version be today? “You’ve got clarity.” #SleeplessInSeattle #AOL #ThrowbackThursday

People should be careful sending their data(CV) and VIDEO LinkedIn is flooded with scammers. I am pretty sure this his an organized crime gang operating with many job offers here. HOW THEY WORK You send CV and VIDEO and they later build a website with your videos, making it look real and validating all the business, which later clients looking for an experienced professional buy the service/product, and then they get scammed. Next post is proof of a scamming attempt: #LinkedInScams #RecruitmentFraud #ScamAlert #FakeJobs #ExposingScammers

The increase in scam or low-quality recruiter messages on LinkedIn is concerning. When evaluating these messages, consider the following red flags: - A personal email address - No clear company affiliation - A rushed interview process Additionally, profiles with mostly 0-5 connections or those that appear to be based overseas may not be legitimate. Job seekers should not have to act as detectives to avoid scams. Stay vigilant.

Sometimes a job really is too good to be true, and is truly a scam. I got an offer letter with no interview, and from the get go it seemed fishy but sometimes companies just may not have the resources. I continued through the process and the email didn’t look right, the job description didn’t match the title, and when I was chatting with them back and forth via email, it seemed like the process was going incredibly quickly for todays job market. After I got the offer, I immediately called the company’s phone number and even the operator knew it was a scam and they’ve been trying to address it for ages. Be on the lookout for the following things for a scam company: - if the email has “join us” anywhere - carefully read the description and qualifications, for me it was the qualifications that weren’t adding up - if the process is going a lot quicker than you originally thought it would - if they send you an offer letter without doing any sort of interview, and no, a Q/A doesn’t count as one. If you have experienced any of these or more, report the job immediately where you applied. Don’t ever give out your personal information, and remove your phone number from your resume as they will spam call you.

Hi all, sharing a recent experience… A scammer gained access to my email address (no doubt through some all-too-common breach) and used it to pose as a recruiter and try to schedule a virtual interview with me. They went so far as to send me the detailed job description, send multiple emails back and forth, and then set up a time and send a link to the meeting. However, it was obvious that the link was a virus. Legitimate recruiters should have hundreds of connections on LinkedIn and share basic contact info in addition to an email address.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but real recruiters will NEVER refer you to a "trusted expert" so that you can land an interview. There's a common scam targeting job seekers these days. Maybe some of you have run into it. It goes like this: A recruiter reaches out for a role at a well-known company. They send over a job description that looks like a fit. (But in reality, it's a generic description that fits many people.) So you send over your resume. Then, the recruiter sends you something like this: "I think you're a great fit, but your resume isn't up to par. But don't worry, I know someone who can easily help you with that, why don't I refer you to them? They can make sure you land an interview" They connect you to their "trusted expert". You pay them a fee, and they disappear. When you get outreached by a recruiter, check these: 1. On email, ensure emails come from a corporate domain.    → Real recruiters use domains like "name@company.com", not Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo.     2. On LinkedIn, validate the account.    → Check the age of the account, the connection count, and how active they are with posts and comments.     3. Ignore any overly-generic job descriptions.    → If the JD seems like it could fit anyone, then it's likely a scam. Recruiters are typically reaching out for specific roles.     4. The recruiter never asks for a call.    → Almost every recruiter wants to have a short call with you, first. If they don't offer or dodge a call, that's likely a scam. I wish there was more I could do to stop malicious scammers from taking advantage of job seekers. Be careful out there. P.S. I had to block out the name and photo because this scammer used a real person's identity to scam others.

SCAM REMINDER: This particular one is for GSK, but is representative of what is happening. Someone will reach out and either "recruit" you for a job, or recommend you apply for a job. Generally it's with a large, well known company. You'll apply and then someone will follow up saying your resume needs to be "ATS optimized," and they'll recommend you to a resume writer to do so. That's the scam. If you pay the resume writer, you'll never hear back. There was never a job, and the person from the large, well known company never worked there. Here's a good way to check, using this one as an example: 1) First, this guy, "Alexander Kane," has MULTIPLE LI profiles. Red flag #1. 2) None of his profiles have any followers. Red flag #2, especially for someone working at a large, well known company. 3) All of his profiles were created in 2026. Red flag #3, especially with an executive who has supposedly been working a long time and for a large company. 4) No verifications. Red flag #4. By itself, not a red flag, but when combined with all of these, definitely makes the case. 5) Only LI activity on any of the profiles is recommending people to apply for jobs. Red flag #5. These guys are insidious. They're good at what they do. Don't feel embarrassed or anything if you fell for one at some point. They're preying on people who need jobs and the fears of ATSs that's out there, and they're very, very good at it. Check out the screen shot. To see the verifications and when the profile was created, click on the name in the profile. That will show you what kind of verifications (if any) someone has, and when they created their profile.