Job hunting and identity theft

In USA Weekend, a column warned that job hunting sites are the newest breeding grounds for identity thieves.Two important tips:

• Ignore e-mails that promise a "great" opportunity but ask for money or an ID.


• Never e-mail your social security number to a potential employer. The only exception might be that some government jobs require it on your application.

A site where an employer has a paying subscription like Workamper News protects job hunters. Some of the public sites with no cost may have non-employers registering as an employer to obtain information.

Another tip is to get a temporary e-mail from Hotmail, Yahoo or G-mail to use for your job hunt. You can close your account once you've found a position and avoid spam. Jaimie Hall Bruzenak

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