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You're right to be cautious, there are a huge amount of scams operating these days. And you simply can't trust a recruiter reaching out unless you know they're legitimate. If they start making unusual requests for personal information, all the alarm bells should go off. A lot of these scams are focused on identity theft, or establishing contact with your bank account (the fake check scam in particular).
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I decided not to entertain it. I hope I didn’t miss out. But I’m sure another opportunity will come. Thanks for your reassurance.
I would be cautious and ask for a phone call at the very least to discuss the opportunity. I am not overly cautious when it comes to my resume but any legit company would be registered with a state it does business in or has its principal location so a little internet sleuthing may be in order. You could be getting phished though.
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Okay good to know. I asked ChatGPT and they couldn’t find a posting anywhere. But did say the email was from a legit company. But we shall see! I’ve never worked with a recruiter before. New territory for me. I hope I don’t get phished.
I’ve worked with recruiters like that off LinkedIn. Just make sure their email is from a legit company.
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Yeah I decided not to respond to them anymore.
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I would be cautious especially if there isn’t a public posting
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Thanks. I decided not to entertain it and haven’t responded.
Same recruiter contact me by Linkedin. Very insistent located in India but contact me in NYC time. Asked me to update my cv, which is up to date, to send my full name, phone and email. I sent only my 2nd phone (ip), i verified with chatgpt and grok to find something, i search in company site, nothing. he insisted in an email, i sent a mailinator one. finally he sent the job offer. it was low way out my cv competences ! what a waste of time
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Sounds like a lot of work!! Wow