DLT warning job seekers about scam

JOB SEEKERS using the state’s online job board, EmployRI, are being warned about job offers from fake recruiters.
JOB SEEKERS using the state’s online job board, EmployRI, are being warned about job offers from fake recruiters.

(Updated 10:26 a.m.)
CRANSTON – Job seekers using the state’s online job board, EmployRI, are being warned about job offers from fake recruiters.
The state Department of Labor and Training on Wednesday said scammers, posing as representatives of a legitimate company, attempted to defraud a job-seeker by getting him to cash a check for $3,000.
The DLT said the job seeker did not deposit the check; the scammers also did not obtain any of his confidential information.
The incident was reported July 25 to DLT, which immediately deactivated the EmployRI account belonging to “Cardinal Health Inc.” The agency notified state police the next day.
DLT staff then called approximately 400 individuals whose résumés had been viewed by the scammers to warn them. DLT said it also will reach out to these individuals by mail. The agency found out 34 customers were contacted by someone claiming to work for Cardinal Health, including another customer who received – but did not cash – a $3,000 check. Both customers who received fake checks reported the scam to state police.
DLT spokesman Michael Healey said one of the things that job scammers and fake recruiters do is to use the “good names” of legitimate companies to attract job seekers into applying and expressing interest.

Healey said if the job seeker had deposited the fake check, the scammer would have immediately sent a text or email asking for some of the money to be returned by wire or money order before the fake check cleared, resulting in the job seeker losing money.

DLT is advising job-seekers not to respond to the scam, never to respond to any text messages or emails from unknown senders, and to notify the Business Workforce Center at (888) 616-5627 or dlt.esu@dlt.ri.gov if contacted by anyone claiming to work for Cardinal Health.

DLT also advises job-seekers never to provide social security numbers or other sensitive information to an employer unless they’re confident that the employer is legitimate.

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“Be cautious of any employer offering employment without an interview (either in person or by phone)” and “beware when money is required up front for instructions or products,” DLT said.

State police advise any customers who have been victimized and lost money to this scam to call (401) 444-1000 or their local police department to file a complaint.

DLT is offering free credit monitoring services for one year to all affected customers as a precaution.

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