Can you spot and Avoid the Scam!!

You receive an e-mail recruiting you for a job at Google. The URL printed in the message is http://www.Google.com/jobs/ However, when you click on the link, the URL in the “Address” bar of your Web browser is - http://216.78.94.111/google.com/jobs/ The page you see displays the Google logo and links to the other parts of the Google website. You are really viewing a page on Google's website.

Following a link in a Facebook post, you visit a website that displays the Monster.com logo, and it looks exactly like the Monster.com website looked the last time you visited it. When you look in the “Address” bar of your browser, you see this URL – http://www.example.com/monster.com/ You are really viewing a page from the Monster.com website.

Following a link in a tweet, you visit a website that looks like Monster.com (the logo is there, and it looks very official). When you look in the address bar of your browser, you see this URL - http://www.monster.com-jobs.info You are really viewing a page from the Monster.com website.

An acquaintance sends you a link to a job he found that he thought would interest you. It appears to be on Monster.com (has the Monster logo, etc. ). When you click on the link to apply for it, you notice the URL in the “Address” bar of your browser - http://monster.example.com/jobs/ You are really applying for a job on Monster.com.

At one of the big Web job sites, you find a good job opportunity. When you check out the company website to learn more about the employer, it looks impressive. You apply for the job. Within a few days, you receive an e-mail from one of the company’s recruiters, asking you to fax them your driver’s license so they can begin the interview process. They say they need the license to verify that you can fulfill one of the job's requirements - driving from one company location to another. This is a legitimate request.

At your favorite job site, you submit your resume for a job with Google, because it looks like a good fit for you. Soon you receive an e-mail from a recruiter representing Google. He says that Google is very interested in you, but as part of their pre-screening process, he needs to do a reference check and a credit screening before any interviews are scheduled. So he wants you to send him an e-mail with your Social Security Number and the address of your last residence. His e-mail address is [email protected]. This is a legitimate request

Out of the blue, you receive e-mail with “[email protected]” as the “from” address, perhaps claiming to have found your resume on a major job board. You can trust that someone from Google actually sent this message.