Identifying fraudulent job offers at a glance.

To carry out a safe search in Jobs for Expats, we have some recommendations that you should know, especially when you receive unsolicited job offers by email.

Phishing is a criminal practice that attempts to fraudulently obtain confidential information from users by posing as a trusted person or company.

How to identify fake offers in your email?

At Jobs for Expats we dedicate numerous resources to the detection and elimination of fraudulent offers published on our platform. However, on occasions, it is possible that a company or individual advertises a position for fraudulent purposes.

This action implies a violation of the terms of use of Jobs for Expats and can be legally prosecuted. If at any time you receive a suspicious offer (you do not identify the delivery address or they ask you for unusual data or information), the first thing you should do is inform us.

In these cases, we always quickly check the legitimacy of the advertiser and, if necessary, intervene and remove it. Also initiating a security protocol that includes withdrawing access to any Jobs for Expats tool as well as taking legal action against those responsible.

Together, we can all contribute to ending identity theft on the Internet. In this sense, if you detect any suspicious activity on our behalf, please report it to our data protection office by writing an email to dp@barcelona-metropolitan.com.

Remember:

• At Jobs for Expats, offers that request any type of economic investment are not allowed.
• Do not provide personal information that you did not want to give in your CV (telephone, address…).
• Do not share your Social Security number, bank details or credit card with anyone.
• Be especially careful when dealing with people or companies from foreign countries, since legal control from Spain is much more complex.

For a safe job search, trust Jobs for Expats.