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Beware of Job Applicants with Fake Companies

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Beware of Job Applicants with Fake Companies

In today’s fast-paced hiring landscape, recruiters and HR professionals are encountering a new and alarming trend: job applicants leveraging fake companies to deceive background checks and gain employment fraudulently. Fraudsters are using sophisticated methods, including creating copycat websites of legitimate businesses, to appear credible and bypass screening processes.

Real vs. Fake Companies

Consider the following examples:

Legitimate website: https://www.globalgreencross.com
Registered in May 2011, owned by Gabia In (Whois domain details)

Copycat website: https://www.global-greencross.com
Registered in October 2024, owned by NameCheap (Whois domain details)

The copycat website mimics the legitimate domain name with subtle differences, such as a hyphen, making it easy for fraudulent candidates to exploit unsuspecting employers.

How the Scam Works

Fake candidates use AI-generated resumes featuring fabricated companies to pad their work experience. These resumes often include meticulously crafted job titles, plausible employment timelines, and convincing job descriptions that make the fake credentials difficult to detect at a glance. When recruiters or hiring managers attempt to verify employment, they’re met with accomplices posing as HR representatives from the fake company. These impostors validate the candidate’s fabricated credentials and provide convincing references using email addresses associated with the fake domain.

The Cost of Fake Candidates

The impact of fake candidates extends beyond wasted time during recruitment. The costs include:

But it gets worse:

Fraudulent activities don’t just harm companies; they also have severe consequences for genuine job seekers.

These fraudsters go beyond faking work experience by using fake websites to post bogus job openings and simulate hiring processes, including fake interviews. During onboarding, they steal sensitive information like Social Security Numbers, ID cards, and personal data, which they sell on underground markets or use to create new fake identities.

Victims might suffer identity theft after sharing sensitive information with fraudulent actors. Even worse, legitimate candidates may quit their current jobs, believing they’ve secured a new opportunity, and they show up for a position only to discover the real company never interviewed or hired them.

Stay Ahead of Fraud

The rise of fake companies and AI-enhanced resume fraud underscores the need for robust fraud detection tools. At TurboCheck, we specialize in detecting fabricated personas and ensuring you hire only genuine candidates. With our advanced ID verification, companies can detect fraud in less than 5 seconds simply using the candidate's email and phone. Simple but amazingly effective.

Don’t let fraudsters exploit your hiring process. Our tools can save you time, headaches, and thousands of dollars by detecting fake candidates at the beginning of the selection process. Protect your business and your team by implementing reliable fraud detection solutions.

Ready to bolster your fraud prevention strategies? Don’t wait until it’s too late. Schedule a TurboCheck demo today.

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By Emmanuel Toutain
Terefic, Founder & CEO

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