Fraud Warning: Protect Yourself from Recent Scam

We want to alert our customers and the public about a recent scam involving the unauthorised use of our company. Scammers are fraudulently claiming to represent our company in an attempt to deceive individuals. Please be aware that these communications are not from us, and we are actively working to address the situation.

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Fraud Warning: Protect Yourself from Recent Scam

Everpool Recruitment is aware of the rise in hiring scams. Scammers have become highly sophisticated and subtle in how they target job seekers which makes it difficult for jobseekers to spot the differences between genuine and fake job adverts. Everpool Recruitment recommends that you be vigilant in giving out any personal details in response to a job advert. Looking out for any obvious and subtle signs that a job advert may not be genuine.

We are aware of scams being conducted via the WhatsApp/ text message initially asking about interest in a job opportunity, which eventually leads to a drop shipping Amazon schemes and asking for money upfront.

Everpool Recruitment is an employment business under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and is regulated by the Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate. Everpool Recruitment is also a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (“the REC”) and is bound by the principles of the REC Code of Professional Practice and its disciplinary and complaints   procedure. This requires us to respect the law and to observe the highest principles of professional conduct. Because of these obligations :

  1. Will never unlawfully charge fees for work finding services. This is because it is unlawful for Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses to do so under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (The Conduct Regulations).
  2. Will never request personal details, such as your full name, address, date of birth bank account details prior to the point of registering you with Everpool Recruitment.
  3. Will never seek to obtain your personal details via WhatsApp and/or text message we will always ask that you complete an application to a job role online, or send a CV as application via email to a registered Everpool Recruitment email address.
  4. Will never make initial contact with you about a job on WhatsApp. We will only contact you via WhatsApp following your initial application via email/online.
  5. Will always be transparent about our recruitment process and how we handle the data you give us. This information can be found in our privacy notice https://everpoolrecruitment.com/privacy-policy/

When looking for a job Everpool Recruitment recommends the following dos and don’ts when applying for jobs:

Do Don’t
  • Double check that the advert you have found is current and listed on the website of the recruitment business it purports to be from, or on our Job Board Employer Page. If in doubt, contact the relevant recruitment business directly to verify this.

 
  • Don’t give your personal details out; we would never ask applicants to provide us with their bank details via WhatsApp, or text message or phone call

 

 

 

 
  • Don’t pay for work finding services, a legally compliant recruitment business would ever charge you to register with it for work finding services. This is a breach of the legislation that all recruitment businesses are required to comply with.

 
  • Be alert to poor spelling and grammar Check for poor spelling and grammar. Check that the name of the recruitment business and any details provided are correct by cross-checking this on Companies House.
  • Don’t communicate with agents that do not have a professional email address or are not listed as working for a recruitment business on its website or verified LinkedIn page
  • Verify the trade body memberships they purport to have. The REC member directory can  be found

here.
  • Don’t communicate with agents that do not have a professional email address or are not listed as working for a recruitment business on its website or verified LinkedIn page
  • Contact your bank immediately if you have given your details to a scammer.
  •  Don’t communicate with agents that do not have a professional email address or are not listed as working for a recruitment business on its website or verified LinkedIn page

 
  • Don’t respond to WhatsApp/text messages, emails and /or phone calls from contacts not listed on our website with personal details.