Credit repair clinics that do business by phone cannot request or receive payment until six months after they perform their services. For more information about credit repair scams, write the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C., 20580. Employment service scams generally promise jobs that pay well yet demand few skills or little training. They are targeted to geographical areas and ethnic groups experiencing high unemployment. More often, and worse, they receive nothing.
Money is withdrawn from their bank accounts without their knowledge or authorization.
Don't pay to find work before you get the job. For free information about avoiding employment service scams, write the Federal Trade Commission at Washington, D.C., 20580. Legitimate job placement firms that work to fill specific positions cannot charge an up-front fee. For free information about avoiding employment service scams, write the Federal Trade Commission at Washington, D.C., 20580. Don't pay to find work before you get the job.