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Open the companion tool →Why a passed AI interview is not a verified employer
A recruiter can now run a screening call with a synthetic face and a model-written script, so 'we met you on video' no longer establishes that a real company exists.
Legitimate employers do not ask a candidate to front equipment, training, or onboarding costs, and they can be checked against a registered business address and a named human.
The protocol
- Write down the exact job title, employer name, domain, and the person who interviewed you.
- Search the company's registration and address independently — not through the link you were sent.
- Ask for the offer, the role's reporting line, and payroll contact in writing on company letterhead.
- Refuse any deposit, equipment purchase, gift-card task, or 'overpayment refund' request.
- Record the request, then report it to the platform, the FTC, and your state attorney general.
What the tool does
Build a fake-recruiter evidence record It runs locally in this browser and sends nothing.
Limit first: This is a preparation and verification aid, not fraud investigation, financial or legal advice. It cannot recover money, confirm an identity, or prove that a message, call, or payment request is fraudulent.
Open the companion tool →Cost and free path
Cost: Free: one complete run in this browser, no account. Optional $4 one-time unlock allows unlimited runs of this tool on this browser. The free path and safety guidance never require payment.
Automated decision this documents: synthetic-face video screening used to establish credibility
Free path, in order (no cost):
- FTC — ReportFraud.ftc.gov (report the posting and the payment request)
- Your state attorney general's consumer protection division (usa.gov/state-attorney-general)
- The impersonated company's own careers or security contact, reached through its main website
What this cannot do: It cannot recover money, confirm an identity, or prove that a message, call, or payment request is fraudulent.
Sources checked 2026-10-03 · source bank reviewed against the live pages listed in metadata.
One human next step
Report the fake posting and the payment request at ReportFraud.ftc.gov, and tell the real company if its name was used so its security team can warn other candidates.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: not used for a verdict. This builder organises the reader's own documents and names an independent source; it does not infer authenticity, eligibility, or legal rights. §6.9/§6.10/§6.11 disclosed in the batch report; §6.12 status line carried in metadata as `status_line`.
§0.5 protection result: category is scam-fraud-defense; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.