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by gralfus

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/phishing_mule_spam_campaign/

This article says that some job offers or perhaps even job postings could be used to harvest personal information. Many job applications ask for the social security number prior to employment. I had never really thought about that as a potential danger before.

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by mikex

NEVER Post your SSN over the internet, say in your resume or application - SSN provided on place by request

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