Scammers are offering fake Geisinger jobs using LinkedIn.
April 4, 2023 — Geisinger has been made aware that scammers are scouring LinkedIn profiles and using it to reach out to people offering fake jobs at Geisinger.
This type of scam is quite common and can affect any company anywhere in the world. The goal is usually to collect your private information, for example, your social security number as part of the “job application process.”
Alternatively, the goal can be to get you to pony up some money upfront – for example, for work-from-home equipment or supplies for which you will supposedly be “reimbursed” – to get the job.
In the recent examples we have seen, the scammer was offering work as a “Remote Data Entry Assistant.” The emails came from a fake email account from an “Ashley Romanelli”[@]geisingercareer.org, which is not a Geisinger email address.
Geisinger does advertise jobs on LinkedIn and other job boards, but all job postings will direct candidates to submit formal applications on our website at https://jobs.geisinger.org/ .
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has resources to help you spot potential job scams. If you run across something sketchy during your job search, report it to the FTC.
Meanwhile, you may wish to review the following tips:
- Verify job openings before you apply. Reach out to the company directly using contact information you know to be legit — not an email or phone number you got from the person who contacted you. If you’re not familiar with the company, search its name with the word “scam” or “fraud.” You may find stories from others who have been targeted.
- Watch for telltale signs of a possible scam. There’s no sure-fire way to detect a job scam, but there are red flags that should raise your suspicions — for example, email from personal accounts not affiliated with a company, poor spelling and grammar, interviews conducted solely via email or online chat, salaries out of line with industry norms, and requests for account numbers or other personal information.
- Don’t pay for the promise of a job. Honest employers will never ask you to pay to get a job. And legitimate placement firms and headhunters typically don’t charge prospective employees. Instead, they’re paid by the company looking for qualified candidates. If you’re asked for money, walk away. You could be dealing with a scam.