Employment fraud

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Employment Fraud is a type of fraud which scams people seeking employment, garnering employment or in which an employee is subjected to law-breaking practices by a false corporation, hoax business or other private entity.

[edit] Examples of Employment Fraud

One type of employment fraud is when a contractor is hired for a duration, promised, verbally, additional compensation, and then had the compensation and the evidence denied for the purposes of terminating the contract with the contractor.

Another type of employment fraud is when a criminal creates a form of false advertising which lures unsuspecting victims into a situation where, out of desperation or lack of knowledge, they are tricked into committing a crime or become a victim of a crime such as identity theft, embezzlement or similar types of fraud.

[edit] Reference

• Identity Theft and the Work PlaceThomas Caponetto Risk Management Specialist(2006)