• Company initiates contact with you from a generic or free online web email address.
  • Company information cannot be verified.
  • Company requires advance payment for materials or software. (Some legitimate companies will require a fee, however you should be very careful and fully investigate the opportunity)
  • Company is located overseas.
  • Misspelled words, grammatical errors appear in the job offer and corresponding emails.
  • Job description promises high income for very little time and effort; no experience necessary.
  • Employment starts without a face to face interview. 
  • Company is requesting bank account information or for the jobseeker to use personal bank account. 
  • If the job sounds “too good to be true”, it probably is.