SCAM Alert!
WhereTechsConnect.com is among several job sites experiencing recent fraudulent job postings. We have removed these postings and are working with Internet crime authorities. Please notify us immediately if you spot, or are a victim of, a false ad.

WhereTechConnect.com maintains a zero-tolerance policy against fraudulent ads. This means we will immediately remove all suspect postings and report them to authorities, including the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).

About the scam

Prospective employees are required to provide personal information, as well as copies of their identification, such as a driver's license, birth certificate, or social security card. Those employees that are "hired" by these companies are then told that their salary will be paid by check from a United States company reported to be a creditor of the employer. This is done under the pretense that the employer does not have any banking set up in the United States.

The amount of the check is significantly more than the employee is owed for salary or expenses, and the employee is instructed to deposit the check into their own account, and then wire the overpayment back to the employer's bank, usually located in Eastern Europe. The checks are later found to be fraudulent, often after the wire transfer has taken place.

For more specifics: Rip Off Report

See also: Unemployed Lakewood man scammed out of nearly $2,000

What to do
As soon as you suspect a scam:

• Call local authorities if you believe you are at risk of personal harm
  
  
• Report fraudulent activity to WhereTechsConnect.com
  
  
• File a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center

Additionally, to learn more about Internet schemes and ways to protect yourself, please visit www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com