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- From: johne@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (John Eaton)
- Subject: Re: Job ad from Computerworld - want SSN/drug test
- Sender: news@vcd.hp.com (News user)
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:02:41 GMT
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard VCD
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- David B. Horvath, CDP (MBADBH@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com) wrote:
- : I saw the included ad in Computerworld January 18, 1993, page
- : 85 - the Computer Careers section. They want your SSN before
- : they even talk to you. What for?
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- BTW: One scam that is showing up frequently in areas with high white
- collar unemployment is the fake job ad. You place an ad designed to
- appeal to a recently laid off middle manager. You will receive a deluge
- of resumes containing work and salary historys and SSN's for a lot of
- folks with excellent credit ratings. You can then apply for credit cards
- in these folks names and charge up the wazoo. It has been done.
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- John Eaton
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