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Employers should not request your social security or driver’s license information in the initial application.

You should not be asked to provide any financial documentation, credit card information, or bank numbers in a job application. Beware if you are asked to invest money, deposit a check, or transfer funds.

When you Google the employer's email address or phone number, you should expect to see information about the organization. If nothing comes up, consider it a red flag. If you find a legitimate website, check to see if the person you are communicating with is listed in a staff directory.

Job descriptions should be free of grammatical errors or misspelled words. Most often they will include some professional branding, such as a company/org logo.

The position description should not simply focus on the money to be made. All job responsibilities should be clear. A job offer should not come via an unsolicited email.

Website links should match the organization's actual website, and contact email addresses should be tied to the organization (rather than free access accounts like @gmail, @hotmail, @yahoo, etc.)

• End all communication with them and contact the police
• Closely monitor your bank account for fraudulent activity
• Contact your bank or credit card company immediately if you shared any financial information

• Report it to the police
• Contact the Career Center if there is a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ connection (i.e. you saw it in Handshake)
• If the job/internship ad came through your ¶¶Òõ̽̽ email account, forward the message to abuse@uvm.edu