Scam protection for job seekers

When you are applying widely and eager to land a role, fake job offers are easy to fall for. FraudScope helps you spot the check-deposit trick, the "buy your own equipment" trap, and recruiters who hire with no real interview.

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Why job seekers are targeted

Eagerness is the opening

Scammers know job seekers are motivated and hopeful, which makes a generous offer hard to question. Fake recruiters offer flexible, well-paid remote roles, hire quickly, and skip a real interview.

The damage usually comes through a fake check: you deposit it, buy "equipment" from their vendor, and days later the check bounces and the bank reclaims the money. FraudScope helps you see the structure before it costs you.

Red flags

Warning signs in a job offer

An offer for a job you never applied to.
Hiring with no real interview, conducted only by text or chat app.
A check sent to you to buy equipment or forward to a vendor.
A request to pay up front for training, supplies, or a background check.
A company using a free email domain and avoiding phone or video calls.

In their words

A typical message

// THE MESSAGE

You’re hired for the remote assistant role! We’ll mail a $1,950 check for your equipment. Deposit it, then buy your laptop and software from our preferred supplier and send the receipts.

FraudScope reads it as

Fake job scam. FraudScope flags the instant hire, the fake check, and the vendor you must pay. Its guidance: a real employer never sends money for you to forward. Verify the company independently before depositing anything.

How FraudScope helps

Vet the offer in seconds

Paste the offer or recruiter chat into FraudScope and it identifies the fake-job archetype and explains the check-deposit trick in plain terms, so the "deposit and buy equipment" step reads as the trap it is.

Analysis runs entirely on your iPhone and makes no network requests. The only time FraudScope touches the internet is if you tap Inspect URL to check where a link really goes, and it tells you before it does.

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Questions

Frequently asked

How do I know if a job offer is a scam?

Be cautious of offers for jobs you did not apply to, hiring with no real interview, and any role that sends you money to buy equipment or forward to a vendor. Verify the employer through its official website and never deposit a check from a company you cannot confirm.

A recruiter sent a check for equipment. Is that normal?

No. Legitimate employers provide equipment directly or reimburse documented expenses after you start. A check you must deposit and use to buy gear from their vendor is a classic fake-check scam.

Does FraudScope send my messages anywhere?

No. Analysis runs entirely on your iPhone with no network connection. The only time it contacts the internet is if you choose to inspect a link’s destination, and it tells you before it does.

Will FraudScope catch every scam?

No tool can. FraudScope is strongest with the full content of a message and weaker with a bare screenshot that has no link or sender. It is a powerful second opinion, not a guarantee. When in doubt, slow down and check with someone you trust.

Read the scam before it reads you

FraudScope explains what a suspicious message is really trying to do, entirely on your iPhone. Now available on the App Store.