On a similar note, folks who are unemployed need to really watch out for job postings that are anything but. It's so sad how many people use manipulation tactics to take advantage of people who are usually scraping the bottom of the barrel, both emotionally and financially.
When hubby was unemployed, I can't tell you how many franchise opportunities were being billed as job opportunities. Not the typical franchises either - things like selling tools or running a dumpster franchise, with some pretty hefty fees to sign up.
The worst, was a recruitment firm that brought you in under the guise of job opportunities, and then ran you through an hour long brainwashing of how their mentor-ship services would land you a better paying job, a better life, and a money tree in your backyard. They even pretend that they want full family support (before they fleece you), so the next step was to come in with the family to discuss this total change in life plan. If memory serves, leading you down this amazing road would only cost you $5K to start!
My hubby is a natural born salesman, but as I often joke, he's also the first person to get sold. He came home with stars in his eyes, and I was just so annoyed that companies like this exist to take advantage of someone who is down in the dumps. I refused to attend this meeting, and suggested we do a google search to learn more about this company. Well, they clearly had already thought of that, and named the company THE.
I had to dig, but found a little information about their particular scam, enough to dash hubby's hopes and stop him from paying $5K to a useless, overpriced cheerleader. We recovered just fine, but it really burns me to see so many people in the business of taking advantage of others who may not be thinking straight at that moment in time.