I answered what I thought was a legitimate employment ad and was sent the following which wants to do a credit check. I am SO tired of SCAMS! Can you please stop them?

Dear Karen

In reply to your application for the position at PW Digital Media, I would like to apologize for the delay in responding to your enquiry. The sheer volume of applicants from Craigslist for the position has been overwhelming. This has in turn had a knock on effect on the time taken to sort through the junk / spam applications and the serious candidates.

I am however extremely happy to inform you that your resume or initial details have been reviewed positively and you have progressed to the final stage.

We believe an employee who is well rewarded and motivated is the key to our growth oriented company, and for that reason our employees enjoy a competitive payment structure, health packages and additional key benefits to be discussed at interview stage.

As part of our routine checks on all potential employees who have reached this stage, we require applicants to complete a security / credit check to verify your details.

Please note: A negative credit rating will not be a determining factor in your eventual employment, (your credit itself is not relevant), a full credit check however does allow us to weed out time wasters and to verify accurately, legal US citizenship, employment history, social security references and a verifiable confirmation of address.

To get your free report we recommend using this provider or another similar trusted company.

http://check-your-credit-online.com/

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please DO NOT under any circumstances email us your credit report as it contains confidential information that is purely for your own benefit.

When the HR department contacts you again shortly with full details on the position, human resources will simply need some non confidential data from the report to verify your details.

Once again, thank you for your interest in the position; we will be in further contact shortly.

Yours faithfully,

Fay Goodwin
HR Assistant Manager
PW Digital Media

Posted on craigslist for an Admin. Assistant. Sent a reply to my resume with a credit reporting web site imbedded stating that they would need to check my credit for employment. No phone number, no address, no contact info. Don't do it.