VerifyJobs.org is a free online tool that instantly detects fake and fraudulent job postings. It analyses job descriptions using a rule-based engine checking over 50 scam indicators including upfront payment requests, free email domains (Gmail, Yahoo), urgency language, vague job descriptions, and unrealistically high salaries. The tool returns a risk score from 0 to 100, a legitimacy score from 0 to 100, a verdict of scam, suspicious, or legitimate, specific red flags detected, positive signals, a plain-English explanation, and recommended action steps. Users can paste job description text, upload a PDF or Word document, or submit a job posting URL. No account or payment is required. The tool is especially useful for job seekers who frequently encounter WhatsApp job scams and advance-fee fraud in employment contexts.
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Detailed Analysis

Common Job Scam Warning Signs

Upfront payment

Legitimate employers never ask you to pay for training, equipment, or a starter kit.

Too good to be true

₦500k/week for simple tasks? High pay for low-skill remote work is almost always fraud.

Free email domains

Real companies use @company.com — not @gmail.com or @yahoo.com for official hiring.

Urgency pressure

"Limited slots" and "apply within 24 hours" are designed to stop you from thinking.

WhatsApp-only hiring

Scammers avoid traceable channels. No legitimate company hires exclusively via WhatsApp.

ID before interview

Requesting your BVN, NIN, or passport before any formal interview is a major red flag.

Frequently Asked Questions

Key warning signs: being asked to pay before you start, salary that sounds too high for the effort, contact only through WhatsApp or a personal email, no verifiable company website, and being offered the job without a proper interview. Paste the posting into VerifyJobs for an instant risk score.
Yes — 100% free, always. No account, email address, or credit card required. Just paste, upload, or enter a URL and get your result instantly.
The risk score runs from 0 to 100. A score of 70 or above means the posting has multiple serious scam indicators — avoid it. 45–69 is suspicious and warrants careful research before proceeding. Below 45 suggests lower risk, though always do your own due diligence before accepting any offer.
Yes. Copy the full message text, paste it into the "Paste Text" tab, and set the Source field to "WhatsApp". Our engine specifically detects patterns common in WhatsApp job scams, including task-based commission fraud, crypto investment recruitment, and fake brand ambassador schemes.
Do not send any money or share bank details, BVN, NIN, or passport information. Cut off contact immediately. Report to your country's agency: EFCC or NITDA in Nigeria, FTC in the USA, Action Fraud in the UK. Screenshot all evidence before blocking the sender.
VerifyJobs supports PDF files (.pdf) and Microsoft Word documents (.doc and .docx) up to 10 MB. If your job offer came as a screenshot or image, copy any visible text and paste it into the Paste Text tab instead.

What is VerifyJobs?

VerifyJobs.org is a free, instant job scam detection tool built to protect job seekers from employment fraud. Our rule-based detection engine analyses any job posting — pasted text, uploaded document, or URL — and returns a risk score, legitimacy score, a list of red flags, positive signals, and a plain-English recommendation, all in seconds and without any registration.

Job scams cost victims an estimated $2 billion per year globally. Fraudulent postings are especially common on WhatsApp, Telegram, and email, and disproportionately target job seekers in Nigeria, Ghana, India, Kenya, the Philippines, and other markets where employment pressure is high and verification resources are scarce. VerifyJobs was built specifically to fill that gap.

Our engine checks over 50 scam indicators, including: requests for upfront payment or registration fees; promises of unrealistically high salaries for low-skill or data-entry tasks; recruitment conducted exclusively through personal messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram; use of free email domains (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) for company correspondence; urgent language designed to prevent careful decision-making; requests for sensitive personal documents such as BVN, NIN, or passport before any formal hiring process; and references to cryptocurrency payments or wallets.

VerifyJobs supports three input methods: pasting job description text directly, uploading a PDF or Word document (up to 10 MB), or submitting a URL to a job posting. The tool is free, requires no account, and stores no personal data. Results are generated locally on our servers and are not shared with third parties.