The Lionheart Assurance Solutions LP Scam Prevention Toolkit is warning job seekers that with record unemployment in the United States, scam artists are taking advantage of this situation to set up identity theft operations. Many legitimate websites that post jobs are being misused to promote scams. These online classified ads are usually loaded with promises of extraordinary pay for simple work.
The Lionheart Assurance Solutions LP Scam Prevention Toolkit recommends that job seekers avoid responding to the following 5 types of jobs because they are red flags for scams.
1. Jobs involving money transfers. These jobs claim to offer a commission for the use of your bank account. There are numerous variations of this scam, but they involve being asked to use your bank account for making deposits and withdrawals. A legitimate company always uses its own bank account.
2. Jobs that claim to be working outside the United States. Many are fronts for illegal operations.
3. Assembly and envelope stuffing. These jobs are advertised as work-from-home opportunities. Usually, it involves buying a starter kit or a book of job contacts.
4. Courier services. While not all courier jobs are suspicious, some require you to transport illegal or banned substances from one party to another. These jobs may look legitimate, with nice websites and regular offices, but they make you bear all the risk for their illegal transactions.
5. Avoid any kind of job related to offering your social security number or other sensitive information in the resume or those that ask you to open up a credit card with them.
The Lionheart Assurance Solutions LP Scam Prevention Toolkit also recommends that if an employer asks you to work as an independent contractor that you consult an attorney to establish a proper and legitimate contract.
About Lionheart Assurance Solutions & The Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit
Lionheart Assurance Solutions has been in business since 1997. They are a team of professionals who provide identity theft information to businesses. They have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, which is the highest rating offered by this consumer protection agency.
