I applied for a job on LinkedIn that was a scam. I realized this when I received an email from the company asking me to provide more information. I have already provided my name/phone on LinkedIn. If they couldn’t see that, they aren’t a real recruiter or lazy.
So I investigated and found this article. https://www.ryanckulp.com/hustlewing-is-a-scam-so-i-hacked-it/ Then I realized that I had to do something. This is what I did.
- I reported the job as a scam on LinkedIn. LinkedIn surprised me and said that they limited the job posting to the person’s first-degree connections. That is a start.
- I then reported it as a scam to Amazon. You can still report suspicious communication to us at reportascam@amazon.com. Sending the suspicious communication as an attachment is the best way for us to track it.
- After that, reported it to the FTC. To report suspicious phone calls or SMS/text messages to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), visit https://reportfraud.ftc.gov and follow the onscreen assistant.
- Sharing it with you here so you don’t fall victim to it.
- Looked up their address and one website said they were in NY. Bingo. Contacted the NY attorney general and filled out a fraud complaint. https://ag.ny.gov/file-complaint
One of these organizations is going to make HustleWing rue the day that they tried to defraud people. It is easy to complain but it takes a little bit of effort to report scammers and close them down. Don’t be a victim, report criminals.