Recruiter Scam.....beware !!!

Imagine that you’ve just left your current trucking job, or just earned your Class A CDL and now you’re out there applying for a new trucking job, hoping to find one that will pay the bills and get you home enough to be able to remember what your family looks like. You’ve been talking to recruiters and weighing your options, when you get a call from a new recruiter who promises you great pay, flexible schedules, and a waiver for any previous criminal activity or driving infractions. Does it sound too good to be true? That’s because it is! The FMCSA has just issued a warning that fake recruiters have been calling up driver applicants, promising them incredible jobs, and then taking wire transfers to “prove financial solvency.”

Real recruiters don’t exactly have a reputation for being entirely trustworthy, but now we have to deal with fake recruiters out there calling truckers up and scamming them out of hundreds of dollars!

Here’s how it works: A “recruiter” will call the driver with an “air of urgency” and claim that they need to hire several new drivers right away. They will claim that they represent a legitimate company, and that they are being allowed to offer higher pay and better benefits than normal. The only thing that the driver has to do is wire $350 to the “recruiter.” Once the wire transfer is complete, they are given a location to travel to (usually outside of their own state) where they can be picked up by a company trainer. Needless to say, that company trainer never shows.

The really disturbing question is this: how have the scammers been getting the contact information for drivers looking for a job? They could be giving out their contact information to CDL schools as a potential employer, so the CDL school would become an unknowing accomplice. Alternatively – and much more frighteningly – they might be getting help from unscrupulous training programs and recruiters.

The FMCSA recommends that you should always get the name of the recruiter that you speak with and verify with the company that they work for that they are a legitimate recruiter before signing any documents or transferring any money. Additionally, CDL schools should confirm that the contact information they are given for new drivers employment opportunities corresponds with the information on a company’s website.

That's good and disturbing all at the same time...Good that you are letting us know about this type of BS, but bad that there are con men out there that are doing this kind of crap. This type of thing always happens when people start to get desperate. Some unscrupulous person makes offers that make it hard to say no and all a person has to do is transfer a "small fee". Thanks for putting this out there Starcar..

Remember, if it sounds "TOO GOOD" to be true, it probably is.

Dave

I dont know how people fall for those. I got some emails asking me to wire money for scams like this. I like to answer them and tell them I need them to wire me money first.

I dont know how people fall for those. I got some emails asking me to wire money for scams like this. I like to answer them and tell them I need them to wire me money first.

I think Sienfeld did a bit on that exact same thing. Every now and again, I get an e-mail from a "Nigerian Prince."

Dave

I'd tell them ya send me 350 and we may be able to talk more