Care Com Dog Sitting Scams
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Care com dog sitting scams. How a lovely family abroad can scam you with the pet sitter job. You might even think that you can make some money dog sitting so one day you post your resume online looking for a job on sites such as pet sitter indeed or craigslist after a few days a lovely family living in a different state sends you a message. You should also separately report suspicious members. The most common pet sitting scam is an overpayment scam.
But anyway i got a text from a person who was interested in hiring me and asked me to email them. Pet sitters have received scam messages by email and text. The problem with these scammers is they use different idenities to get back in and try the same thing on someone else. As this 2017 article indicates scammers continue to target those advertising their pet sitting services online.
Book and pay securely. Stop all contact with the scammer. Search by rates reviews experience and more. There may be many variations.
These scams can be targeted at both caregivers and care seekers. Report the scam to the job listing site where you received the message as well as to the ftc. You love dogs you always did.