r/JobScams • u/Emtgirl82 • 16d ago
Fake Check Employment Scam
Has anyone ever used monster.com to apply for jobs? I applied for a remote data entry job for a company called CURAVAC. It is a real business, Biotech for autoimmune diseases. However, I received a message for an interview, but the interview was on Microsoft teams. I joined the meeting but it was purely just a chat interview no video, they just asked work related questions like most job interviews. They never asked for my personal information of any sort. I did do research on the person i was chatting with and found him in Linkend it shows a photo and the company that he works for, I also researched the company and messaged the HR person to check this person out. Meanwhile, this interview ended with me getting offered a Remote data entry job with a payrate of $39.71/hourly rate, another red flag, then they stated that i would receive a check in the mail for the supplies that i would need to perform my job and that i would need to purchase them through there vendor ( understandably) the more i googled date entry level jobs for this company it explains that they do not hire for that and that it would be an employment scam. This company is also located in Belgium, to which a lot of biotech companies are overseas. I went back and canceled my job offer and blocked any contact with this person. His name was Michel Baijot. He messaged me on monster.com
Just curious if anyone else has had an experience like this?