My GF has two nibbles on her resume, and both want her to communicate through either Signal or Telegram.
Edit: they requested banking info right off the bat. Said they use it to “confirm you have a checking account” to verify eligibility. Blocked them on Signal, reported to Indeed, for whatever that’s worth.
What field is this in? Sounds like a scam. My partner and I have easily done 10+ software development interviews in the last 3 months and never seen anything like it.
Unless it’s for a position where that’s the standard, e.g. certain investigative journalism roles, I’d call it a red flag and have the scam sirens blaring. Although as a cybersec professional I’d be VERY curious to see where it goes and what their deal is. I’d MAYBE expect some security roles to request E2E encrypted email comms at a certain point in the hiring process depending on the project, there shouldn’t be anything discussed pre-onboarding that necessitates using Signal.
Data entry for financial services. It feels scammy to me too, but she’s thinking “the times, they are a’changin’”
It’s a pretty common scam. Legit employers do not communicate through those services.
Question two: please provide your banking information. We request this information, blah blah blah.
Blocked
Nah, there is no reason an employer needs to know anything about your banking details. Maybe some basic routing info if you’re doing direct deposit, but even then that’s after you get hired. This sounds all kinds of sketchy. I bet they used the words “kindly” and “dear” a lot.
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Sounds like a modern scam based on this extra info. I worked security in the banking industry for years. They use regular email and phone calls like everyone else.
Scam. Wife had the same thing happen, then they asked for banking info.
Ding! Ding! Winner! Yep, they did the same. She was hopeful, but sketch and red flags won out. Too bad they have her info from her resume, and supposedly 10k applicants…
100% scam, nobody uses Signal and Telegram for business unless they are covering up banking fraud.
“Sir or ma’am I assure you it’s safe to send me your banking information. It’s over Signal, so it’s secure. I promise no one can steal it because its encrypted. That’s why we’re not using emails, emails are not secure. We need this information immediately, do not delay.”