Duped & Recruited
5 Ways I’m Protecting Myself After My Job Scam Experience
I assumed no scammer would waste their time with fake interviews, but the reality was that the scammers had groomed me to be a victim for five hours.
For almost two weeks, I tempered my expectations. “It’s between you and one other candidate,” they’d said. “We’ll call next Wednesday at six o’clock with our decision,” they’d said. Most people would be thrilled with 50/50 odds, but as the scheduled time for this highly anticipated call came and went, I started bracing for disappointment.
Then finally at 6:37, my phone rang.
“Hi Dane, it’s Lance from Honor,” a man said. “I’m sure you know why I’m calling.”
Note to self, I thought: Watch their LinkedIn page for one of those ‘meet our new recruit’ posts so I can maybe figure out what the other candidate had that I didn’t.
“Well, I won’t draw this out any longer — after careful consideration, we’d like to offer you the role of Creative Director.”
Immediately, I was messaged by another member of Lance’s team who asked for my full name, mailing address, and phone number so she could generate my offer letter.
