Amazon warns of recruitment scams in Vietnam

Amazon Global Selling sent information to the press saying that this business received reports from the community that a person or a group of people using the Amazon name or impersonating an Amazon recruiter contacted the candidate. , offer to join the job, and ask for a registration fee.

The company considers this action to be fraudulent and has no connection with Amazon or Amazon’s employers.

A hallway in the Amazon office in Washington, USA. (Photo: GeekWire File Photo/Nat Levy)

“Please note that Amazon recruiters who contact applicants – whether by text, call, or email – will never ask for a registration fee or ask you to make a purchase or provide information details. trust your bank,” said Amazon Global Selling.

At the same time, this business advises people not to respond to any of the above requests (fee request, bank information request, purchase request…) and recommends those who receive it. Suspicious contacts or signs of fraud offering jobs on behalf of Amazon should contact and report information to local authorities for consideration and handling.

This is one of the rare times that bad guys impersonate global businesses to scam the unsuspecting. Most recently, subjects impersonated TikTok to recruit with similar behavior.

In the past, e-commerce companies such as Tiki, Lazada, and Shopee used their names to scam employees to scam in many ways.

Experts warn people using the Internet today need to be very careful, check from many sources, compare with official information before providing personal information, especially financial information and other types of information. password.