Comments on: Am I Being Scammed by a Recruiter? http://www.thecareerist.com/2009/11/19/am-i-being-scammed-by-a-recruiter/ Career Advancement Tips, Strategies, and Ideas Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:13:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Yama http://www.thecareerist.com/2009/11/19/am-i-being-scammed-by-a-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Yama Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:52:04 +0000 http://www.thecareerist.com/?p=489#comment-11 I think you're on the right path with not giving out your SSN. After all, you are not formally applying for the job and you're certainly not authorizing them to perform a background check just yet. The likelihood of your fabricated 9 digit number matching something in their recruiting database is very slim. If the recruiter calls back and says, hey your social is wrong, it's time to contact the authorities. I think you’re on the right path with not giving out your SSN. After all, you are not formally applying for the job and you’re certainly not authorizing them to perform a background check just yet.

The likelihood of your fabricated 9 digit number matching something in their recruiting database is very slim. If the recruiter calls back and says, hey your social is wrong, it’s time to contact the authorities.

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