When job hunting, be extremely cautious as the other party might be a scammer. They might aim to swindle your money, gather your personal information, or lure you somewhere to work as cheap labor.
When seeking employment, we must carefully scrutinize all information to avoid being deceived.
The Scams in Myanmar
There were numerous scam nests in northern Myanmar, which have only subsided after rectification efforts.
- These scammers often claim that salaries and benefits are exceptionally good on their side, promising easy earnings of tens of thousands per month.
- Even your relatives and friends who have been deceived may use their familiar status to persuade you, lowering your guard. Then, swayed by their boasts, you might impulsively follow them abroad.
- They also deceive people by pretending to be in the public welfare sector or other fields.
- While at bars or other venues, they might drug your drinks. When you wake up, you'll find yourself in Myanmar.
- They excel at disguise. They may claim to be legitimate companies and, once you join, find excuses like overseas training to take you abroad and into their nests. They could also pretend to be tour groups or invite you to join them on an overseas trip, but once you agree, you won't be coming back.
After being deceived, most people are forced to engage in telecom fraud. Inside, intimidation, beating, rape, imprisonment, abuse, and more are commonplace, and even your organs aren't your own. Various terrifying and bloody scenes, both imaginable and unimaginable, unfold daily, and escaping is next to impossible. It once became a hellhole for crime.
Common job search scams
1. Unscrupulous Job Agencies
Some agencies, using job introduction as a pretext, weave various plausible reasons to charge job seekers various fees, promising that these expenses can be easily earned back once they start working. After swindling your money, they will disappear or stop responding to your messages.
Therefore, if the other party asks you to pay fees before starting work, you should sound the alarm in your mind.
2. Imposters
Some deceivers pretend to be recruiters or insiders of a certain organization or company, promising to open an internal channel for you to easily get hired as long as you give them money. Once you transfer the money, they will disappear.
Even worse, they won't stop there. They will further extort more money from you until you no longer believe them.
3. Phishing
These deceivers pose as job recruiters and use various forms such as emails, text messages, and phone calls to lure you into clicking on links or providing your personal information. They may sell or use your sensitive information elsewhere for malicious activities.
Their tactics are endless, so it is crucial to remain vigilant both when job hunting and in daily life. Never click on links from strangers casually, as this could potentially lead to the loss of all your assets.
4. Envelope stuffing
It is a job scam that has existed for many years. Although there are various variations, this scam typically involves registering and paying a fee to "stuff envelopes at home." After registration, you will receive a document explaining how to get others to purchase the same envelope-stuffing service as you. When others fall for the scam and pay a non-refundable fee, you will receive a small commission.
5. Work-from-Home Opportunities
Some job seekers, preferring not to commute to an office, search for remote work opportunities. At this point, deceivers may claim they can offer work-from-home jobs that promise high earnings with just a few hours of work per day, or as much time as you're willing to invest.
Before offering you the job, they'll show you cases of their employees earning high monthly incomes or simply provide screenshots as proof. Then, they'll require you to pay for training or purchase certain services or software. Some of these fees are not one-time payments but require regular contributions.
Once you've fallen for their scheme, they'll indeed provide you with access to these channels. However, once you start, you'll find that the daily earnings are minimal, and it may take you a long time to recoup the money you paid to these scammers.
6. Unsolicited Job Offers
Sometimes, you may unexpectedly receive job interview information from a company you don't remember applying to, but you assume it's one of the many places you've submitted your resume.
In such situations, you might let your guard down, click on the link they provide, or engage in conversation with the scammer. And that's when their deceptive scheme begins.
7. Overseas High-Salary Jobs
Just like the previously mentioned scam in northern Myanmar, they will offer you many attractive conditions. But once you believe these scammers and are deceived into going overseas, you will truly be in a helpless situation. By then, you will not only fail to earn any money, but also risk your life.
While you may not encounter as devastating scams as those seen in northern Myanmar when job hunting, where individuals are completely turned into money-making tools, suffer constant physical and mental abuse, and are reduced to mere commodities as human beings.
You should still remain vigilant, because if you let your guard down, you could end up wasting not just your time, but also the hard-earned money you've saved. In some elaborate scams, you might even be deceived out of all your savings.
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