Is this job real, and is it still open?
Paste a job post, a job link or a recruiter's message. You'll see the scam signs in it, and for jobs on Greenhouse, Lever or Ashby, how long the post has really been up.
What you paste stays on your phone. The scam check runs right here. For a Greenhouse, Lever or Ashby link, your browser asks that job board for the post's dates. Nothing goes to us, and there's no sign-up.
Before you apply or reply
- Find the job yourself. Type the company's website, open its Careers page, and look for the same job. Apply there, not through a link in a message.
- No real job charges you to apply, train, get a background check or a license, and none asks for gift cards or crypto.
- Your SSN and bank details come after a written offer, through the company's own HR system. Not in a chat.
- A post that's been up for months? Ask the recruiter: "Is this role being filled now, and when do you expect to decide?" A real recruiter can answer that.
Lost money to a job scam? Call your bank, then report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and ic3.gov.
Nurse or travel nurse?
The job scams we see aimed at nurses: a "travel contract" that needs a credentialing or housing deposit first, an agency that wants your license number and SSN before a real interview, and a "hospital recruiter" writing from a Gmail account. Real agencies don't charge you, and your license is only renewed through your state board.
Getting a text that your license is "under investigation"? That's a different scam: see Is this a scam?
How the "still open?" part works
Many companies post jobs through Greenhouse, Lever or Ashby, and those boards publish the date each post went up. Each week we also save a copy of dozens of public job boards, so we can see when a post closes and when the same job comes back under a new post. A long-open post isn't proof of anything: some roles are hard to fill, some hire several people, and some are kept open for future hires. It's a reason to ask.
This check looks for well-known scam signs and public posting dates. It can miss a new trick, and it can't promise a job is real or that a company is hiring. It isn't legal advice.