Job Scam Checker — Red-Flag Scan Before You Pay
Paste the suspicious job text and read the risk score, every matched red flag with the exact quoted words and why it is dangerous, the verifiable details the message did include, and the checklist that finishes the job before you pay, sign or share a single document.
Quick answer
Local heuristic red-flag scan over pasted job texts: risk score, quoted evidence per flag, verifiable-detail detection and a verification checklist — the text never leaves your browser.
Job scams follow a script: a "reputed company" that is never named, a salary far above the market, urgency ("limited seats, apply today"), a contact that lives only on Telegram or a Gmail address, and sooner or later a fee — registration, training, file opening, security deposit. The Job Scam Checker encodes that script as thirteen weighted red-flag rules. Paste the whole advertisement, WhatsApp message or email, and the scanner quotes every matched phrase back to you with an explanation of why it is dangerous, then sums the weights into a 0-100 risk score with a plain-language verdict.
The scan deliberately ends with homework, because software alone cannot close the case: it highlights the verifiable details the message did contain — an email domain, a website, a physical address, a legal company form, a written-offer promise — and hands you the fixed checklist that finishes the job (registry lookup, salary reality check against the site’s guides, documents only after a written offer, and what to do in the first hour if money already moved). Everything runs locally in your browser: the text you paste is never uploaded, stored or transmitted — paste with confidence, then decide with evidence.
Job Scam Checker — Red-Flag Scan Before You Pay — Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about how the tool works. Tap any question to expand.
What does the risk score actually measure?
It is the summed weight of every red-flag rule your text matched, capped at 100. The heaviest rules are the dangerous ones — payment demands, OTP/PIN harvesting, crypto or gift-card payments and "guaranteed job" claims; lighter rules catch soft signals like urgency language, Telegram-only contact or an unnamed "reputed company". Bands: 0-19 means no obvious markers, 20-44 means verify hard before anything else, 45+ means walk away unless every verification check passes. The score ranks suspicion, it is not a court verdict — read the quoted evidence for each flag rather than the number alone.
Can it miss a scam, or flag an honest job by mistake?
Both are possible — it is a heuristic first-pass filter, not a lie detector. A sophisticated scam written in polished corporate language can score low, and an honest small business whose ad shouts "URGENT!!" can pick up soft flags. That is exactly why the result ends with the verification checklist: the scan narrows your attention to the right questions (payment demands, contact channels, company registry, salary reality), and you close the case with those checks. When in doubt on money: never pay, and never share OTPs — no genuine employer ever needs them.
Someone asked for a "registration fee" — is that ever legitimate?
No. Employers pay candidates — they do not charge them. Government examinations in Nepal collect application fees through official channels (PSC portals and bank vouchers), never through personal eSewa/Khalti requests in a WhatsApp group, and private recruitment never asks candidates to fund "file opening", "training kits" or "security deposits". Any request to pay an individual for a job promise should be treated as a scam and reported: stop contact, keep the screenshots, and file a report with the Nepal Police Cyber Bureau or your local police station.
I already paid or sent documents. What now?
Act in this order. First, stop all contact and do not send more money — "release fees" to unlock a held payment are the classic second act. Second, call your bank or wallet provider immediately and ask to block or reverse the transaction; speed matters most here. Third, preserve evidence: screenshots of the ad, the chat, the numbers and every receipt. Fourth, report to the Nepal Police Cyber Bureau (or your local police) and to the platform the scam arrived on. Finally, tell people around you — most victims are hit by scams a friend had already seen somewhere else.
Why use Job Scam Checker on Job Finder?
13 weighted red-flag rules
Payment demands, guaranteed-job claims, OTP harvesting, crypto, MLM recruitment and more — each flag quoted from your own text with an explanation.
A score with a verdict
Weights sum to a 0-100 risk score and a plain-language band: no obvious markers, verify hard, or walk away.
Ends in real verification
Verifiable-detail detection plus the fixed checklist — registry, salary reality, documents after offer, and first-hour recovery steps.
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