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Fake jobs: tips on how to escape scams on social media

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Since the internet became popular among users, online threats began to emerge, with fake links being one of the main ones.

In this sense, one of the options that has become more popular are the famous fake jobs, which are false links with job offers, which end up harming users.

Therefore, with the issue of the pandemic and with it the increase in unemployment, a good number of people are always looking for a job.

Therefore, many scammers are taking advantage of this phase to apply these false links on the internet, offering job vacancies, with very attractive proposals.

Therefore, when you click, you are unfortunately exposed to the scam, where your device can be hacked, acquiring viruses, and most importantly, losing your data and information.

In other words, you focus on achieving a job, and ends up falling for a scam, which ends up leaving him exposed to people of bad faith.

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Therefore, to prevent you from falling for the fake job link, we will mention some tips to escape this scam on social media.

Be wary of urgent vacancies advertised on social media

Always be suspicious of vacancies that are offered on networks such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and others, especially those that appear completely out of nowhere and have a tone of urgency.

In fact, these vacancies that always have a lot to offer, in the end are a great coup.

Like, for example, these jobs false that they offer a thousand and one benefits for the worker, and that they have several vacancies.

However, of course, one cannot generalize.

However, there are often vacancies that are fake and try to get users to click on links that could lead to a virus or even obtain your personal information.

Therefore, pay attention to the publication, trying to find out who is publishing it, or even talking to other people, to ensure its veracity, before clicking.

Don't believe in guaranteed places

There are many agencies and small companies that create a lie and advertise jobs in newspapers and social networks, saying that they are online and with a guaranteed place.

However, be very careful with this type of scam, as they often just want your time and money.

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Generally, this agency that offers the fake job makes you pay for training or a course to qualify for the position they are offering and then they disappear with your money.

So, in no way accept the job offers guaranteed, especially if it indicates that it will bring you a course to prepare you for the job.

If you have to pay to get the spot, don't believe it.

Another way of the fake job scam is that some company's recruitment services make you go through all the procedures to get the job. job, and only at the end do they come up with something for you to pay for and then disappear.

Stay tuned. It makes no sense.

Because these recruitment services are paid by their companies just to target professionals.

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The competitor for the vacancy cannot be prevented from taking it due to non-payment of any fee.

So, if you have to pay to get the job, get out immediately, as it is probably a scam.

If they praise the company too much, it could be a scam

If you notice that that company has very positive comments about that job opportunity, be suspicious.

So, this happens a lot, especially in Facebook groups, where person X presents a proposal, and automatically, paid people or fake profiles, comment on the publication to bring relevance.

Believe me, there is no reason for several people to be praising a job opening at the same time.

Therefore, in these cases, pay close attention to all these interactions in the publication.

Final considerations

Unfortunately, the coup job False is out there, and many people end up falling daily, mainly due to fragility and necessity.

So, pay attention to these tips that were mentioned, in order to avoid falling for this type of scam.

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Victor Mendes
Victor Mendes
Sou Victor, autor de artigos no Ahjobs e apaixonado por ajudar pessoas a encontrarem as melhores oportunidades e crescerem profissionalmente. Meu foco é criar conteúdos que sejam claros, objetivos e realmente úteis para quem busca se destacar no mercado de trabalho.
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