Watch out for the scam below. Thank you MSgt (Ret) Maynard (Brad) Fielding for passing this on.
Lately RAOs (Retiree Activities Office) have been targeted with many job offer scams. Many are easy to spot, but some are done masterfully and look legitimate.
Recently, one of the retirees in the Misawa RAO area was taken in by one of these scam, which unfortunately, our office passed on to its members. The scam was representing Dyncorp, a defense contractor, but was not really Dyncorp. The member had passed on personal information in the application, was offered a position in Kabul, but then contacted me because it seemed too good to be true. I told him there are a lot of scams job offers going around and this might be one. Indeed, after he contacted Dyncorp, it was found that this was a scam. He now has to take steps to protect his identity and credit. Fortunately, he did not fall for the rest of the scam, which is usually asking for a deposit on the ticket which is to be ‘returned’ in the first paycheck, etc.
So when you get a job offer that appears to be legitimate, before you pass it on, do a search on the company. Look for complaints about scams. Also, check the company’s web site for hiring practices and e-mail addresses. Job offers sent from a public e-mail site, such as G-mail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. are very suspect because most companies will use their own domain to do business.
JOSEPH ROGINSKI, MSGT (Ret), USAF
Director, Misawa Retiree Activities Office
35FW/CVR (RAO)
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