Many recruitment traps target young students and workers

sophisticated enticement

Nguyen Van Quy (born in 2005, from Ha Tinh) - a second-year student at the Institute of Posts and Telecommunications Technology (Hanoi) - was still upset when recounting the story of being scammed when looking for an extra job online.

Quy said that right from the first year of college, to have more living expenses to support his family, he was determined to work part-time. Initially, Quy registered to become a teacher in Mathematics and Physics through a teacher training center in Ha Dong ward. In his second year of university, wanting to increase his income, Quy went online to find a job to "stand up for classes" in the exam preparation classes, along with students taking the university entrance exam.

"I have been exploring all morning and have enjoyed an introduction center organized by teachers at Hanoi National University of Education. Although he carefully researched the information, reading many comments praising the quality and applying for the course, he felt quite confident. After talking via Facebook message with the person claiming to be a "central employee", I feel more secure because the center requires checking 2 rounds of input quality to decide whether to accept me or not..." - Quy recounted.

After a few rounds of online interviews, Quy was given a direct admission date with the instructions that he would have to take a 30-minute test directly supervised by the teachers/ head of the departments of the center. If recruited to teach, Quy's income could reach 8,000,000 VND/month. Two days before the inspection day, Quy was informed to pay a deposit of VND 500,000 to "organize an inspection", this amount would be refunded if Quy was recruited.

"I trust you, I transferred 500,000 VND to an account named "T.M.S.P Exam Training Center". After the successful transfer, her messages were immediately blocked. At that moment, I realized I had been scammed. I just didn't expect the scammers to work hard to build medical information pages as real, making very reasonable requests and content, making me not wary" - Quy said.

Ms. Le Thi Nhung (born in 2000) is a cashier at an electronics supermarket in Tay Mo ward (Hanoi). Not yet married, working in a shift job still has free time, so Ms. Nhung needs to find an extra job.

Researching on social networks, Ms. Nhung seems to be lost in a journey because just needing to type in information to find a job, thousands of results appear. Having been warned by friends about online scams, Ms. Nhung is cautious and carefully researched the information. Although she tried to avoid offers such as: "Hiring online sales collaborators, salary of 10 million VND/month", "Hiring employees to cut tailoring, income of 250,000 VND/day"... Ms. Nhung did not expect to fall into the "trap" easily.

I joined a job search group, was given a job link at home, the initial information was very pleasant: no deposit, no light work, salary according to ability... making me believe. When I asked for more information from the person claiming to be the "group leader", I was given the content of a job as an online consultant, with an actual hourly salary of 30,000 VND/hour, and an additional commission if there were customers who wanted to buy goods. Regarding the goods, the "group leader" said that the health care products, I did not need to go to the "companiy headquarters" but only needed to consult via Facebook messages. I agree" - Ms. Nhung said.

Ms. Nhung could not have expected that right after taking the job, every day there were dozens of messages asking her to advise her on milk products, ginseng water, nutritional pills... By the 4th day, Ms. Nhung had her first order worth 2,000,000 VND. Calculating the commission of 200,000 VND, Ms. Nhung was excited because she did not think about quickly picking "sweet fruits" from her new job.

However, as soon as someone places an order, the "group leader" asks her to transfer 50% of the order value to receive the goods, the remaining 50% will be paid after the customer transfers the money. Of which, the "companies" only take 80% of the total order value, Ms. Nhung gets 20%. Although she was a bit concerned, Ms. Nhung said that at that time, it was like being lured, just following the instructions. In particular, the account name for receiving the money was not an individual name but the name of the "companies", so Ms. Nhung followed...

"In the end, I was scammed out of 1,000,000 VND, which was too simple. Even though I have been on guard, I still lose money in the same way I am still on guard" - Ms. Nhung said.

Raising vigilance

Mr. Bui Dinh Huy - Director of An Huy Human Resources & Brand Company - said that job-related scams always fluctuate according to the developments of the labor market. The scammers are often very sophisticated, often texting and learning the psychology of the "prey". For those who seem " strong", they will not require a deposit immediately but will provide content related to job requirements that seem very serious. Most scammers target young students and workers because this is a group that needs jobs, has no other income or has no experience or professional qualifications.

"Workers must be vigilant, find out all information related to work, business... before making a final decision, especially the contents related to transfers to ensure certain transactions," Mr. Huy warned.

Warning workers to be cautious when looking for a job, Mr. Vu Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Employment Service Center - recommended that job seekers, especially students and young workers, need to be vigilant, equip themselves with knowledge of labor law and information verification skills.

People who want to find a job should carefully verify the employer's information through the official website, call the switchboard or best go to the place according to the announced address to get an actual investigation. All requirements related to deposit transfers must be verified directly. In addition, workers should find jobs through official channels, state agencies or specialized units on job brokerage" - Mr. Thanh emphasized.

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