Scams and warning signs

Typical patterns of fake job offers, fee-charging middlemen, tied housing and forced self-employment.

Only patterns are listed, no company names.

• Fake job offers: very high pay, no qualification asked, contact only by messenger, no written contract.
• Middlemen who charge fees for a job, a flat or "registration". As a Union citizen you need no permit and no agent to take up work (Your rights).
• Housing tied to the job with high rent deducted from wages, or the employer holding your documents.
• Forced self-employment: you are told to register a business to work for one client as an employee in all but name (Self-employed).
• Unpaid or underpaid work, wages only in cash, no payslips (Workers' rights).
• Flat scams: payment before viewing (Housing).