Facebook Posted Job Scams
Facebook Posted Job Scams
We have had recent reports of social media, specifically Facebook, being used to initiate impersonation attacks, attempting to appear like University officials offering job opportunities.
Be aware and watch out for job scams. Talk with a career advisor through Career Development Services to learn effective job search techniques, and use Careers4Monarchs Link to search for jobs that have been vetted for ODU students.
Be aware of job offers or internships that are "too good to be true," using common sense. If you receive a job opportunity through your ODU email account or through social media and...
· the company or person's name does not match the email or social media account
· you are offered a large amount for little or no work
· you are offered a job without ever interacting with the offerer
· you are asked to transfer money from one account to another
· you are offered a check before you do any work
· you are asked for your credit card, bank account, or copies of personal documents
· you are required to send any payment by wire service or courier
· you are offered payment in exchange for use of your bank account (often for depositing checks or transferring money)
· you receive a large check unexpectedly
...then it's probably is a job scam!
The FBI has more information about how employment scams work: https://www.ic3.gov/media/2017/170118.aspx
If you have been a victim of this scam or any other Internet-related scam, you may file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov and notify your campus police at police@odu.edu . Official ODU Career support can be found at www.odu.edu/success/careers.
For more information on cybersecurity, please visit our awareness page at www.odu.edu/safecomputing. Thank you for your diligence in maintaining a secure ODU computing environment!
J. Douglas Streit, CISSP
Executive Director & CISO
IT Security & Planning
Information Technology Services
Old Dominion University
http://www.odu.edu/directory/people/j/jstreit
Posted By: John Streit
Date: Sun Apr 03 08:09:17 EDT 2022