In the end, it was a fake employer, searching for personal information. Mehdi Badel says this text was sent to him by a fake employer looking to do an online job interview. They say they have either unknowingly clicked on a fake job or been contacted by a fake employer who saw their resume. Matt FredericksenCBC News reached out to Indeed, ZipRecruiter and the federal government to ask about the prevalence of job scams and what is being done to stop them. The Calgary Police Service knows of three types of job scams.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2020 12:00 UTC