Glassdoor job scam
detector
ScamShield scans Glassdoor job postings and company profiles — detecting fake employers, review-bombed listings, and salary bait patterns that exploit Glassdoor's trusted reputation.
Glassdoor-specific signals
evaluated on every listing
Glassdoor's review system creates a false sense of credibility for fake company profiles. ScamShield evaluates the consistency and authenticity of employer signals.
Review pattern anomalies
A cluster of 5-star reviews posted within a short time window with no interview reports or salary data is a synthetic review profile indicator.
Missing company metadata
Legitimate companies list founding year, headquarters, employee count, and website. Fake profiles leave these fields empty or implausibly vague.
Job-company industry mismatch
A listed company size or industry that doesn't match the job description's requirements — common when scammers clone existing company names.
Salary bait detection
Compensation significantly above industry and location norms used to attract high application volume and harvest candidate data.
Address verification
Company addresses that resolve to mail drops, virtual office services, or residential addresses rather than commercial premises.
Remote-with-upfront-cost pattern
Remote-first roles that include language about purchasing equipment, software, or paying for background checks before starting.
Fraud patterns that exploit
Glassdoor's credibility
Fake companies with polished profiles
Scammers create company pages with generated reviews, stock photos, and plausible-sounding company descriptions to lend authority to job postings.
Salary bait for senior professionals
VP, Director, or C-level postings with exceptional compensation — designed to harvest senior professional data, resumes, and LinkedIn connections.
Remote roles with equipment fee
Work-from-home customer success, support, or admin roles requiring equipment that "will be reimbursed" — the reimbursement never comes.
Company name cloning
Scam profiles created with names nearly identical to real companies — slight spelling variations designed to pass casual inspection.
Consulting and contracting fronts
Fake consulting agencies posting roles for unnamed clients at above-market rates, with early requests for banking and tax information for "payroll setup."
Interview-to-hire phishing
Postings that lead to fake "hiring portals" requesting passport scans, SSNs, and direct deposit details under the guise of standard onboarding.
Instant verdict.
No account required.
Install once
Add ScamShield from the Chrome Web Store. No account, no signup, no configuration needed.
Browse Glassdoor normally
ScamShield activates automatically when you open a Glassdoor job listing or company profile page.
Get the verdict inline
SAFE / SUSPICIOUS / SCAM with a 0–100 score and specific flags — including company authenticity signals — before you apply.
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Free Chrome extension. ScamShield evaluates company authenticity alongside every job posting.
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