Career Advice for Job Seekers

How to spot a fake job ad, and what to do if you’ve already applied

April 27, 2026


You apply to a job. It seems like a good fit. Maybe even a great fit. Or even a too-good-to-be-true fit. The recruiter is impressed. Maybe even too impressed. They ask if you’d mind switching from communicating by email to Whatsapp. What do you do?

In this episode of the Scams, Hacks, and Frauds Podcast, our founder, Steven Rothberg sat down with the host to talk about various types of job application fraud, where the candidate believes (or wants to believe) they’re applying to a legitimate job, only to have their identity stolen, money emptied from their bank account, or worse.

Learn how to identify these scams before you suffer any harm, and what you can do if you’ve already been victimized.

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