Job Scam Detection & Job Offer Verification
Job scam detection is the practice of examining a job offer, recruiter email or text message for the warning signs of employment fraud — before you reply, share personal information, or deposit any money. Job offer verification goes one step further: it confirms the employer, domain and payment details are real. CareerSteer does both in one pass, in plain language, in seconds.
What job scam detection looks at
- Who is contacting you. Free personal mailboxes, lookalike company domains and reply addresses that don’t match the employer’s name.
- Where the links go. Throwaway web extensions, shortened links, and application sites that were created recently.
- How money moves. Check deposits, wire-backs, crypto, gift cards and any fee you’re asked to pay up front.
- How you’re being treated. Artificial urgency, secrecy, interviews conducted only by chat app, and job offers with no interview at all.
How to verify a job offer yourself
- Look up the company’s official website and find the role listed on its own careers page.
- Check the sender’s email domain against the company’s real domain — not the name in the signature.
- Search the recruiter’s name plus the word “scam” and see what comes back.
- Refuse any payment, check deposit, or equipment purchase — real employers pay you, never the reverse.
- Paste the full message into CareerSteer’s free checker for a second opinion.
Get a risk report in seconds
Paste the offer, email or text messages you received — sender addresses and links included — and CareerSteer returns a clear risk level with the exact phrases that raised flags and what to do next. Your first check is free, and no account is needed.
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Want the full picture? Read the common job scams, explained, follow the safe verification guide, or see a sample risk report.