How to Verify an International Job Offer and Avoid Recruitment Scams

A real employer does not need you to pay for a guaranteed job, a "premium" visa, or a "processing release" before you start. Recruitment fraud often impersonates real companies using look-alike domains, stolen logos, and urgency. Verify the employer independently before sharing sensitive information or money.

A verification sequence that catches most fakes

1. Open the employer's website independently — type the domain from a search, do not click only the link in the email. Check that the vacancy exists on the employer's own careers page under that domain, not merely on a third-party board.
2. Verify sender domain character by character (e.g., @company.com vs @company-jobs.com or @companyhr.com) and check whether contract, salary and location match the employer's industry and country norms.
3. Ask for a verifiable contact (company directory, reception) and call back on the number published on the official site — not the number in the offer letter alone.
4. Ask for the contract in a language you understand and check who employs and pays you, where work may legally be performed, probation, leave and who bears permit costs.
5. Check destination-country work-permission steps on the official immigration site — no payment to an individual can lawfully bypass that.

Never share for a job

One-time passwords, bank PINs, original passport or upfront fees for a job, visa or "government processing." Legitimate employers pay via payroll after lawful hiring steps and do not ask for gift cards.

If you already engaged

Stop sharing data, keep case numbers, report to the police/cybercrime authority where you live and where the employer claims to be, and to the platform or bank involved.

Two red-flag phrases that always mean pause

• "Pay to release the visa/job" — real visa fees are published on the official immigration site and payable via the official channel.
• "Keep this offer confidential" — a legitimate offer can be verified on the employer's domain.

Frequently asked questions

Q: The offer looks perfect and urgent — should I pay to secure it? No. Urgency is the fraudster's tool. Verify on the official domain and immigration site first.
Q: Can a video interview guarantee legitimacy? No. Scammers also run video interviews. Verification on the official domain still matters.

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