so i don't think we have a thread dedicated to this but it would be helpful to start one... basically anything to do w/ scammers and shady business tatics... i got owned yesterday on something i thought was legit that most people probably would fall for...

so i have my resume out on a couple sites and it has been passed around... well i got an email a couple weeks ago from a company PRIEMERICA and the person was like "hey can you give me a call at your earliest i have some questions about your resume and would like to go over some possible opportunities with our company."

i was like cool i'll check it out never know what type of employment opportunity is just around the corner. so i call, start talking to the guy and we make some small talk about my current job, work history, etc... so he sets me up a time for me to come in and meet. he sends me an email with directions and it says "I look forward to meeting you in person. I have you setup for our 2:00pm orientation." Well immediately I was like WTF "orientation" kinda a wierd word to use. I get there and they have like 10 other people there as well... basically they use that tatic to get people in so they can get them to buy into this pyramid scheme to sell mortgages/life insurance/etc... there was no real position but just an opportunity for them to pull in people looking for jobs. i was pretty pissed off and gave this guy and ear full for wasting my time.
a friend of mine told me he had another type of job scheme happen to him recently...

my friend just moved to Tampa with his wife. Someone called him saying they had got his resume and wanted to start his hiring process but needed his SSN. (obviously he didn't give that) He said he actually got 2 different phone calls with this same scenerio.

those are two... i'm sure you guys have more you can add.