1. Your Free Guide to a SAFER Job Search1

2. Who are SAFERjobs?
SAFERjobs was set up in partnership with the Metropolitan Police in 2008 as part of Operation Sterling
SAFERjobs is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company
SAFERjobs is a partnership with Department for Business, Energy, Industrial Strategy & Skills (BEIS), Trading Standards, DWP, law enforcement, recruiters, job boards, and trade associations
SAFERjobs is supported by GOV UK
Who are SAFERjobs?
SAFERjobs was set up in partnership with the Metropolitan Police in 2008 as part of Operation Sterling, it was a slow start in the beginning putting competitors around the table, now we have grown to become a key part of the recruiter sector.
SAFERjobs is entirely voluntary and not-for-profit Community Interest Company
SAFERjobs is a partnership involving the Department for Business, Energy, Industrial Strategy, and Skills (BEIS), Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), law enforcement, and industry recruiters, job boards, and trade association.
Appeared on BBC News, Radio, BBC Fake Britain, and BBC Rip Off Britain
2015 saw an increase in fraud reports as a result of website visits – 2016 has seen a big rise in fraud reports and financial amounts reported
SAFERjobs have achieved GOV UK status:
The Metropolitan Police are reaching out to more recruiters 2

3. The SAFERjobs Story
Monthly website traffic has grown from 700 in 2013 to 50,000 in 2017
SAFERjobs now receives 5 reports a day
How has a voluntary joint law enforcement and industry organisation achieved this? 3

4. The SAFERjobs Story Utilised public sector support:
Law enforcement set up SAFERjobs
The regulator, BEIS joined in 2013 to support SAFERjobs
Government (DWP) joined in 2015
Utilised private sector initiative:
Developing a website was essential, this was built in 2013
Promoting the website then started in earnest
In 2015 Universal Jobmatch promoted SAFERjobs on their home page
In 2016 NHS Jobs added SAFERjobs in every job advert
Now we have 45 job boards and 35 recruiters promoting us to candidates including Prospects.ac.uk
The total monthly traffic of companies who now promote SAFERjobs is m 4

5. The SAFERjobs Story Now Government has taken notice…
Employment Minister Damian Hinds MP has commented in two recent media stories
Lord Lucas has joined as Patron and is actively generating contacts and opportunities
Ben Howlett MP became our Parliamentary Patron but lost his seat recently so situation vacant…
We are working on our first Amendment, a job fraud Amendment to next year’s Digital Bill 5

6. What are our Aims?
To protect all job seekers and to improve standards in
recruitment
To achieve this, we want:
All job boards, careers services, and recruiters to promote awareness of SAFERjobs
All organisations using job boards and recruiters to ensure their suppliers work with SAFERjobs
Every job seeker to know they can get free help and advice
Every user to report misconduct in recruitment to SAFERjobs 6

7. What are Job Scams? www.safer-jobs.com
Need a job? Fancy a change? Perhaps you have just been head-hunted?
1 in 3 of us will seek a new job in 2016 and 67% start our job search online
Is your profile already on social media, a CV on a job site, has the perfect employer finally made that call….what could possibly go wrong?
Job scams are used to affect people actively looking for work through job boards, recruitment companies, or through their own search. However, with the rise of social media networking sites job fraud now affects people who are not even looking for jobs! 7 7

8. SAFERjobs released a joint press release in 2015 with Action Fraud and Get Safe Online. Statistics showed the most affected group were the 18 – 25 age range, however SAFERjobs receives reports from job seekers of all ages. The press release highlighted the average job scam costs an individual £4,000. London, Manchester, and the West Midlands saw the most fraud activity. SAFERjobs get reports of job scams ranging from £50 for a fake police check to £20,000 for visas, insurance, and other employment services.
We are in an age of millennials, who are more text savvy and expect to do their job search on line, therefore it is a key sector for Safer jobs to work with this year.
67% of job seekers look online but 72% are unaware of scam signs 8

9. Types of Job Scams DBS and Visa Scams Work Abroad Scams Au Pair Scams
CV Writing Scams
ID Theft
Hotel scams
Premium Rate Phone Scams
Money Laundering
Work at Home Scams
9 Most Common Job Scams:
DBS and Visa Scams
Fake Contractor Scams
Au Pair Scams
CV Writing Scams
ID Theft
Hotel Scams
Premium Rate Phone Scams
Money Laundering
Work at Home Scams
In 2014, the Daily Telegraph reported job scams with fraud scams being 1 of the top 10 scams in the UK.
The Metropolitan Police have seen this grow in 2015, as one of their key focus areas, with fraudsters manipulating the scam each time to meet the job seekers criteria of “wants”.
In 2015 we saw fraudsters take over £1m through a job scam where they cloned a well-known retail store employment site.
Many of you will know and may have been affected by the Fake Contractor Scam, many months can pass before the scam is identified, many of which can be prevented were prevented.
The Fake Contractor scam works through a fraudster pretending to work on behalf of a large multinational requesting staff for an overseas office meeting a particular job spec. Within hours a contractor turns up who meets that spec. The contractor starts on a healthy day rate and the agency pays weekly. Many months can pass before the agency realises the two people were in the scam together and have walked off with £30k. Advice from SAFERjobs have prevented 3 recruitment companies falling victim of this scam. 9

10. In the last few months, we have appeared in the Daily mirror, the home page of the DBS and a crimestoppers article.
The overall purpose is to raise awareness of the issues of fraud with job seekers, whilst promoting the recruitment sector as a proactive force against fraud in the industry. 10

11. In the last few months, we have appeared in the Daily mirror, the home page of the DBS and a crimestoppers article.
The overall purpose is to raise awareness of the issues of fraud with job seekers, whilst promoting the recruitment sector as a proactive force against fraud in the industry. 11

12. In the last few months, we have appeared in the Daily mirror, the home page of the DBS and a crimestoppers article.
The overall purpose is to raise awareness of the issues of fraud with job seekers, whilst promoting the recruitment sector as a proactive force against fraud in the industry. 12

13. In the last few months, we have appeared in the Daily mirror, the home page of the DBS and a crimestoppers article.
The overall purpose is to raise awareness of the issues of fraud with job seekers, whilst promoting the recruitment sector as a proactive force against fraud in the industry. 13

14. Student Job Scams
A study of 10,000 job seekers found that of those targeted, almost half (46.7%) suffered financial loss, parting with up to £2,600; a hefty fee for any student. Other key findings include:
71.5% of job-hunters think scammers target those looking for their first job
BUT only 17% of students agree with this statement
A third (33.7%) of students feel vulnerable when job hunting
…with 41.9% of students admitting that they wouldn’t know the signs of a scam
Provide free advice to all job seekers and employers
Fraud information is reported back to industry
A response is given to every single job seeker
A gateway to government services and advice
Contributing to making recruitment a safe place for customers and businesses
Promoting participating recruiters to job seekers 14

15. What does SAFERjobs Do?
“The last thing job seekers want is to fall victim to a scam, so it’s vital that people do all they can to stay safe while looking for work online. There are plenty of genuine opportunities in the labour market right now — around 740,000 vacancies in the economy at any one time — so it’s important that people learn to recognise the tell-tale signs of a fake job advert, and if you have any concerns visit the SAFERjobs website to find out more.”
Damian Hinds MP, Employment Minister, September 2016 15 15

16. SAFERjobs shares information about scams with the main UK job boards
What do SAFERjobs do?
SAFERjobs provides free expert advice to job seekers for a safer job search
SAFERjobs shares information about scams with the main UK job boards
SAFERjobs offers free scam advice to genuine employers
SAFERjobs shares information between relevant bodies
SAFERjobs work with law enforcement to combat fraud perpetrated by criminals aimed at job seekers
SAFERjobs work to make recruitment a safe place for job seekers and businesses
SAFERjobs acts as a gateway to government help and advice
What do SAFERjobs do?
SAFERjobs provides free advice to job seekers to them safe in their job search
SAFERjobs offers free advice to job seekers when engaging with genuine recruitment companies
SAFERjobs offers free advice to genuine employers
SAFERjobs tackle shares information with relevant bodies
SAFERjobs work with law enforcement to combat fraud perpetrated by criminals aimed at job seekers
SAFERjobs report weekly to the Metropolitan Police on fraud prevention activity 16

17. Department for Work & Pensions
Two joint SAFERjobs and Universal Jobmatch posters sent to 850+ job centres in the UK
An important SAFERjobs campaign 17 17

18. Working with Industry
SAFERjobs appear on 30 of the top 40 UK job boards (and 9 of the Top 10)
These 30 have a combined monthly traffic of 100.3m
A recent survey found:
8 in 10 recruiters feel more should be done
56% believe job scams are now a big issue
62% of recruiters do not educate job seekers on scams
A recruitment Code of Conduct launched at Parliament
Ministers and law enforcement have written to the sector to urge them to take part
The following university and college career sites, already link to Safer Jobs:
University West of England
Edinburgh
Bradford
Keele
London School of Arts
South Thames College
Waltham Forest
With Cardiff, Manchester and Wolverhampton in the pipeline 18

19. What are we Trying to Achieve?
Raise awareness with job seekers to help them avoid scams
Share information on known scams to remove them from circulation
Put job seeker safety at the heart of the recruitment sector
Ensure action taken against unscrupulous recruiters
For SAFERjobs to appear on all university and college career sites
The following university and college career sites, already link to Safer Jobs:
University West of England
Edinburgh
Bradford
Keele
London School of Arts
South Thames College
Waltham Forest
With Cardiff, Manchester and Wolverhampton in the pipeline 19

20. SAFERjobs Success to Date
Featured on BBC News, Radio, Fake Britain, BBC Rip Off
Britain, and Crimewatch
In the last 18 months there have been:
Over 1m job seekers visiting the site
Nearly £0.75m of fraud reported
Over 2000 fraud reports
Featured on BBC News, BBC Fake Britain, BBC Rip Off Britain
Covered by the Daily Mirror in October 2015
SAFERjobs are working with over 20 major UK recruiters
70,000 job seekers are visiting the website each month
Over £500K reported in the last 6 months
Working with Action Fraud and the Metropolitan Police, collaboratively we have successfully taken down numerous fraudulent criminal records check websites
Partnerships with the Home Office, Citizens Advice Bureau, SAFERjobs have achieved GOV UK status:
The Metropolitan Police are reaching out to more recruiters 20

21. SAFERjobs Success to Date
Working with Action Fraud and the Metropolitan Police,
collaboratively we have successfully taken down numerous
fraudulent websites
Partnerships with the Home Office, Citizens Advice Bureau,
Action Fraud, and Trading Standards
Recently met Ministers who have written to more job
boards and advised job seekers to visit SAFERjobs
Featured on BBC News, BBC Fake Britain, BBC Rip Off Britain
Covered by the Daily Mirror in October 2015
SAFERjobs are working with over 20 major UK recruiters
70,000 job seekers are visiting the website each month
Over £500K reported in the last 6 months
Working with Action Fraud and the Metropolitan Police, collaboratively we have successfully taken down numerous fraudulent criminal records check websites
Partnerships with the Home Office, Citizens Advice Bureau, SAFERjobs have achieved GOV UK status:
The Metropolitan Police are reaching out to more recruiters 21 21

22. Help us Protect Job Seekers
Please get in touch about linking your career site to SAFERjobs and promoting job seeker safety to your student population.
Thank you for your time.
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Featured on BBC News, BBC Fake Britain, BBC Rip Off Britain
Covered by the Daily Mirror in October 2015
SAFERjobs are working with over 20 major UK recruiters
70,000 job seekers are visiting the website each month
Over £500K reported in the last 6 months
Working with Action Fraud and the Metropolitan Police, collaboratively we have successfully taken down numerous fraudulent criminal records check websites
Partnerships with the Home Office, Citizens Advice Bureau, SAFERjobs have achieved GOV UK status:
The Metropolitan Police are reaching out to more recruiters 22 22