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Consumer Alert
from ODJFS
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
is reminding Ohioans to be wary of unsolicited job offers, online
business opportunities, work-at-home promises, and websites or help
wanted ads that request personal or financial information.
The agency’s OhioMeansJobs.com website aggregates nearly all online
help wanted ads posted in Ohio, and ODJFS has noticed an uptick in
potentially fraudulent activity, including a case in which an
individual used an apparently stolen Federal Employer Identification
Number to gain access to a small number of resumes posted at
OhioMeansJobs.com.
ODJFS partners with Monster.com to closely monitor online activity,
quickly detect potential fraud, and notify affected Ohioans. When an
OhioMeansJobs.com user raises red flags, the account is quickly
deactivated and investigated. When appropriate, cases are referred to
the Ohio State Highway Patrol for further investigation.
Neither ODJFS nor most legitimate employers or job search websites will
ask for a Social Security number, driver’s license number or financial
information prior to an in-person interview and formal job offer.
Ohioans looking for work online are strongly encouraged not to include
confidential personal or financial information in their resumes and to
report suspicious job offers.
Ohioans concerned about suspicious activity at OhioMeansJobs.com are
encouraged to email OMJ-Help-Desk@jfs.ohio.gov. Other suspicious job
offers or employment-related scams can be reported to the Ohio Attorney
General’s Office at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov or 800-282-0515.
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