[Talk Host]

I just read a story in the Wall Street Journal about how fee based employment services are tricking unemployed individuals. It seems that these companies are posting "fake" job openings through on-line employment sites. For example, ".....executive vice president needed for chewing gum company."

When the unsuspecting job seeker fills out the application, he/she finds out that it is merely an employment service. They get a "Great News" reply that, ".....if a job like this comes up, for a fee of $1,000 we will submit your application."

This even goes so far as to invite the people in for an interview and when they arrive, they find that it's not the chewing gum company, its the employment service.

One guy reported that he even called ahead of time and was told, "....ya this is legit." When he arrive, it wasn't.

Is it legal to put these companies in jail?

Here's the link if you would like to read the story. WARNING, DUE TO THE GRAPHIC NATURE OF THIS STORY, IT IS LIKELY TO **** YOU OFF. http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work...ne-Job-Posting

JLK

[MelZ]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

I just read a story in the Wall Street Journal about how fee based employment services are tricking unemployed individuals. It seems that these companies are posting "fake" job openings through on-line employment sites. For example, ".....executive vice president needed for chewing gum company."

When the unsuspecting job seeker fills out the application, he/she finds out that it is merely an employment service. They get a "Great News" reply that, ".....if a job like this comes up, for a fee of $1,000 we will submit your application."

This even goes so far as to invite the people in for an interview and when they arrive, they find that it's not the chewing gum company, its the employment service.

One guy reported that he even called ahead of time and was told, "....ya this is legit." When he arrive, it wasn't.

Is it legal to put these companies in jail?

Here's the link if you would like to read the story. WARNING, DUE TO THE GRAPHIC NATURE OF THIS STORY, IT IS LIKELY TO **** YOU OFF. http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work...ne-Job-Posting

JLK

A call to the Attorney General in the state the agency is in might be in order. Even if it's not illegal (I don't have an answer to that) an investigation by the AG's office may stop the practice.