Business fraud

HR onboarding packet asked for odd payments

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MossLineCommunity member · Posted November 15, 2025

After a “job offer,” onboarding asked me to purchase software licenses personally for reimbursement. I stopped. How do people verify employers earlier?

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PaperTrailNov 15, 2025

Video interviews on company domains, public company careers pages, and no personal purchases are my baseline.

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SignalCheckMar 12, 2026

Report the listing on the job board. Patterns help platforms act.

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CoralBenchJul 5, 2026

I reverse-searched the interviewer’s display name and found recycled scam scripts. Leaving early saved money.

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