Job scams that pretend to be from the Red Cross seem to becoming more common. As with many other job scams that we’ve seen before, the scammer tempts people with a generous salary for a minimal amount of work. If a job offer arrives unsolicited and the compensation is too good to be true, you can be sure it’s a scam.
Other red flags that indicate that the offer is fake:
- The email was sent from an address that does not belong to the Red Cross. A legitimate email from the Canadian Red Cross would come from a redcross.ca email address.
- The message contains multiple grammatical errors.
- You are asked to reply from your personal email–this is a trick to move the conversation off UVic email to evade detection.
- Replies are to be sent to a different address from a Red Cross lookalike domain.
- The confidentiality notice is not from the Red Cross.
If you replied to this email, cease contact with the scammer and reach out to the Computer Help Desk immediately for assistance.
Subject: Remote Flexible Job
From: [redacted] <********@iconpln.co.id>Distribution Assistant is vacant at the National Red Cross with a weekly pay of $500. 3 hrs. per day, 3 times a week is required for purchasing of online items and delivering them to foster/disable homes in your local community. To apply, send cv/application to Mammen at jobs@arc-******.com with your personal email.
NRC
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