Employment Recruiting Scams

Notice Regarding Employment & Recruiting Scams

Important information regarding fraudlent recruiting scams and how to report suspicous activity

There are reports of individuals who have been contacted via SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, and other communication and social media services by scammers claiming to represent WittKieffer. The scammers may pose as a consultant from WittKieffer offering job opportunities or inviting you to attend a training workshop at a nominal cost. This engagement then escalates with increasing costs for each additional training workshop. These scammers are attempting to gain your trust and obtain personal information such as bank accounts and other personal details and/or steal your identity. Do not engage with bad actors.

Our approach to communication

WittKieffer only contacts candidates via text when they previously consent to be contacted in this manner, and we do not ask for your SSN, or other personal information via a texting app. We do not use Instagram or WhatsApp to initiate new conversations with candidates and never ask for any type of payment via social messaging platforms.

How to respond to a fraudulent message

If someone has reached out to you on a social messaging platform claiming to be from WittKieffer, the following are ways that you can report these incidents:

Notify us at [email protected]. We can independently confirm whether the person contacting you is a WittKieffer employee.
you may choose to file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at https://www.ic3.gov/
You can also reach out to your local FBI field office https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices
You can report the number to the FCC
- Forward the text to 7726 (instructions here: How to Report Spam Texts: 4 Simple Ways (textedly.com)
- Or use this form: FCC Consumer Complaint Form

We recommend you block these numbers and any others that contact you fraudulently claiming to represent WittKieffer.

Please stay cautious and follow safe practices for online security. For more information about safe social media practices, staysafeonline.org offers a good resource for social media.

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