These days finding work is very challenging. In addition to the brutal economy, there are cyber criminals preying upon those who are desperate to find work.
One famous scam is the 'Account Manager' position. For this position you're asked to process payments for a company's client. The compensation is promised to be high with the minimal requirements being to have a bank account, to be at least 18 years old and to have an Internet connection and email. The minimal requirements for the job are typically a flexible work schedule, career advancement, home-based opportunities and the ability to take unlimited vacations. If this seems too good to be true that's because it is. To safeguard against these scams, one should be sure not to give out one's bank account or social security number, take notice of non-professional emails or those typically from Yahoo or Gmail, and/or lots of errors in the message.
Be safe out there!
