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September 2025 Boon & Banter
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Affiliate programs: expanding your reach
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🚨SCAMMER ALERT - Tech Recruiters/Managers will want to read this🚨
I’ve written before about spotting fake candidates, but scammers are leveling up, and I want to share some new patterns I’ve noticed:
☎️ Phone interviews vs. video interviews
I prefer doing phone interviews vs video because these scammers struggle with finding a way to call if they're outside of the country. Video interviews can be done from anywhere in the world.
Example: Today alone, three “candidates” tried the same suspicious move.
They emailed right before the interview asking me to call a different phone number than the one on their application. The area codes were completely different than the original numbers and don't align with where they say they currently live.
Then, at the interview time, they called me directly, even though I’ve never given out my number. First, it's weird they called me directly. Who does that? And second, who goes and finds the interviewer's phone number online?
Sure, people sometimes change phone numbers. But these people applied a day or two ago and 3 people in one day changed their phone number in that space of time? That’s pretty suspicious if you ask me.
🆔 Identity hijacking
Scammers aren’t just lying about their contact info. They’re applying under stolen names, photos, and LinkedIn profiles. Some spin up fake profiles from scratch. Some use real people's profiles and use that person's identity to get an interview. The laziest simply use a real person's profile that aligns with their scammer name and hope no one checks whether the experience lines up.
📩 AI-powered scams
What’s new is how they’re scaling their efforts. All three today were using an AI tool called , which (per their site) helps you “organize, write, search, schedule, and do more with just a prompt.” In other words: they’re automating scams using new AI tech.
⚠️ Takeaway for recruiters/hiring managers:
- Pay attention to details and patterns.
- Don’t ignore mismatched LinkedIn details.
- Trust your gut. If something feels off, it probably is.
Scammers are getting smarter, but so are we 💪
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