{"id":7256,"date":"2025-10-17T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/?page_id=7256"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:35:41","slug":"job-scams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/job-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section is-style-warm-black\" id=\"block_b613d12371b0e63e351f38eb7272d928\">\n    <div class=\"section__inner \">\n        <div class=\"hero hero__image--aside hero--no-subheading\">\n                            <div class=\"hero__content\">\n                                            <h1 class=\"hero__heading\"> Beware of Job Scams<\/h1>\n                    \n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"hero__image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Frame-2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hero__image-img\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- #block_b613d12371b0e63e351f38eb7272d928 -->\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"block_ce71f944342557f0454be5c06a4b2edf\">\n    <div class=\"section__inner pb-md-1 pt-md-1\">\n        <div class=\"section__inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protect yourself during your job search.<\/h2>\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><html><body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">Aquent is aware that scammers are using our company name to trick people into applying for jobs that don&rsquo;t exist. These job scams also try to get job seekers to provide sensitive personal information, financial information, or payment to the scammer.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What job scams look like<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WhatsApp, Telegram or other social media platform messages from unknown numbers claiming to be somebody working for Aquent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fake job postings on Facebook or Linkedin job groups and other social media platforms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emails from private\/personal email addresses with a vague opportunity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to avoid job scams<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be wary of job postings that only include a few brief requirements. Legitimate jobs normally list extensive qualifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don't provide sensitive information such as bank details or pictures of your passport\/driving licence until you're certain the offer is legitimate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many scams are related to work-from-home jobs. Since Aquent offers many legitimate remote opportunities, the best way to find them is by visiting our website\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/find-work\/\" title=\"\">aquent.fr\/find-work<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scammers often use email addresses with free email services such as Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail. Our Aquent recruiters will only email job seekers from an @aquent.com email address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recent scams we've seen use international phone numbers\u00a0<em>(e.g. starting +27 \u2013 from South Africa)<\/em>. If you're unsure about the authenticity of a text or WhatsApp message and the area code is unfamiliar this could be a scam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aquent agents rarely operate via WhatsApp or Telegram, and are most likely to reach out via Linkedin InMail, email from an @aquent.com address, or call you directly about an opportunity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to report scam messages <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybermalveillance.gouv.fr\/tous-nos-contenus\/actualites\/comment-signaler-un-mail-de-phishing\" title=\"according to the Minist\u00e8re de l'int\u00e8rieur\">according to the Minist\u00e8re de l'int\u00e8rieur<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have received an email which you're not quite sure about, forward it or email screenshots of the scam to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr\/fr\">https:\/\/www.masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr\/fr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most phone providers are part of a scheme that allows customers to report suspicious text messages for free by forwarding it to 33700<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you see a suspicious ad in a paid-for space, you can report it to the ARPP and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/section\/about-this-website\/report-scam-website\">r<\/a>eport suspicious websites to <a href=\"https:\/\/internet-signalement.gouv.fr\/\">https:\/\/internet-signalement.gouv.fr\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>If you think you may have been a victim of fraud or cyber crime, and live in France, you should report this to Pharos at <\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr\/fr\"><strong>https:\/\/www.masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr\/f<\/strong>r<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- #block_ce71f944342557f0454be5c06a4b2edf -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7256","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquent.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}