Job Message Scam Check: Red Flags and Safe Next Steps Before You Reply
Paste a suspicious recruiter text, email or WhatsApp message with your personal details removed. Get the warning signs quoted back to you, what not to share, and safe ways to check the company yourself before you reply.
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Your prompt
Act as a careful job-scam checker. I got the job or recruiter message below. I removed names, phone numbers, links and my personal details before pasting it.
Message: {{message}}
How it reached me and what happened so far: {{context}}
My country: {{country}}
Rules:
- Use only the message and my notes. Quote the exact words behind every point.
- Do not guess facts about the company. Tell me what to check and how to check it myself.
- Never call the message safe or genuine. You cannot verify it. Rate it "high concern", "some concern" or "not enough to tell", and say why.
- Do not ask me for ID numbers, bank details, date of birth, address or copies of documents.
- If anything is unclear, ask me up to 3 questions before answering.
Known warning signs: paying for anything (training, equipment, checks, visas, "unlocking" earnings); very high pay for simple work; an offer I never applied for; no real interview; moving to WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal; a free email address; a cheque where I send part on; rating or liking products for commission; forwarding money or parcels; installing unknown apps or opening crypto accounts; pressure to act fast.
Answer in this format:
1. Concern level in one line. If my notes say I already paid or shared bank details, start with "Contact your bank today."
2. Table: Warning sign | Exact words quoted | Why it matters.
3. Parts that look normal, if any, quoted.
4. What not to share or do right now.
5. Safe next steps: how to find the company's real website and phone number myself, and one short reply that asks for proof without sharing anything personal.
6. Where people in {{country}} usually report job scams, marked "check this is still current".3 inputs still blank. Empty inputs stay as placeholders when copied.
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Example result
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How to use this prompt
- 1Before pasting, delete your name, phone number, email, links, codes and anything that identifies you.
- 2Fill in the three inputs, copy the complete prompt and paste it into a new chat.
- 3Answer any questions the assistant asks, using facts only.
- 4Check the company yourself using contact details you find on your own, never the ones in the message.
Tips & limitations
Check the result: 1. Every warning sign quotes words that are really in the message. 2. The assistant did not call the message safe or claim to have checked the company. 3. You were not asked for ID numbers, bank details, your address or document photos. 4. Any reporting body named for your country is confirmed on an official government website before you use it. Example output is illustrative; independently verify calculations, dates, quotations and actions relevant to your task.
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Illustrative example · 2026-10-28
Warning-sign list built from official consumer and police guidance checked on 28 October 2026 (US FTC, FBI IC3, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre). Example output is illustrative; no detection accuracy is claimed. Not legal advice; reporting routes differ by country.