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    Just got approached for employement through Facebook.

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    Post by Marc™ Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:06 pm

    I just got PM this on FB

    Hi Marc! You were referred to our company as someone who might be interested in some extra work. We are part of a health, wellness, fitness company expanding in the area. If you are keeping your options open and would like to learn more, give me a call at 313-_ _ _-_ _ _ _. Have a wonderful day! Julie

    1) I'm already employed, and haven't initated that I'm looking for extra work, so that's odd...
    2) They didn't say -WHO- supposedly referred them to me...

    Sound like a soliciting scam?
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    Post by Tony Marino Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:07 pm

    Marc wrote:
    1) I'm already employed, so that's odd...
    2) They didn't say -WHO- supposedly referred them to me...

    Sound like a soliciting scam?

    I would not even respond, sounds like a headhunter or some kind of scam.
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    Post by Marc™ Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:10 pm

    Tony Marino wrote:

    I would not even respond, sounds like a headhunter or some kind of scam.

    Yep. I have an email account that is constantly spammed with unsolicited "job offers." I'm just surprised to see this on Facebook because it's never happened before.
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    Post by Chris Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:48 pm

    Sounds like a scam. If this were legitimate, they would have found a way to contact you by phone; whoever allegedly "referred" you to them would have given them your formal contact information, and they would have called.
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    Post by UMo Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:48 am

    Marc wrote:I just got PM this on FB



    1) I'm already employed, and haven't initated that I'm looking for extra work, so that's odd...
    2) They didn't say -WHO- supposedly referred them to me...

    Sound like a soliciting scam?

    It sure does. If you were truly referred, they would have referenced the referrer. Most likely what happened is that they just randomly picked your name in a search.
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