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Dear Consumer 1960,

Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we never collect your personal information on our site. I can assure you that we NEVER text message our users, nor would it even be possible because we never ask for a user’s cell phone number. Please be advised that after you click on a job listing that you are directed to an employer’s website. Unfortunately, we have no control over the content posted on an employer’s website. With millions of job listings, we do our best to filter out any result that looks suspicious, but we cannot ensure the validity of every single listing. It is very helpful if you can provide specific examples that I can review and share with our Compliance Team. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. You may contact me directly at [protected]@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:30 pm EDT

Dear Okkale,

I sincerely apologize for the delayed response to your concern, but I was just made aware of your posting. I assure you that we are not a fake company. Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we NEVER collect your personal information (name, address, phone number) on our site. Please be advised that after you click on a job listing that you are directed to an employer’s website. Unfortunately, we have no control over the content posted on an employer’s website, but please let me know of specific results that appear fraudulent so I can advise our Compliance Team. With millions of job listings, we do our best to filter out any result that looks suspicious, but we cannot ensure the validity of every single listing. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:31 pm EDT

Dear Clair39,

I am sorry that you do not find Jobungo’s job alerts to be useful. In certain geographic markets there are less new jobs available, so your local alerts may not always contain new postings. We ask users that are no longer interested in receiving these messages to deactivate their job alerts by unsubscribing. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:31 pm EDT

Dear Pookibear,

I am sorry that you do not find Jobungo’s job alerts to be useful. In certain geographic markets there are less new jobs available, so your local alerts may not always contain new postings. We ask users that are no longer interested in receiving these messages to deactivate their job alerts by unsubscribing. Additionally, our search results page allows a user to refine their search results by posting date and job distance. Using these search refinements, you can find jobs posted as recently as the past 3 days. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:32 pm EDT

Dear joe7777,

I am sorry that you are receiving messages that ask for your personal information, but we do not send any such messages. Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we never collect your personal information on our site. I can assure you that we never send the type of emails you have described. It would be very helpful if you could forward me the messages described so I can make sure that the Jobungo brand is not being used without permission. I take these concerns very seriously, and our Compliance Team is dedicated to ensuring the highest quality of service to our users. Our goal is to help our users find available jobs from employers in their area. We are not a staffing agency, so we do not offer jobs directly from our company. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:32 pm EDT

Dear Jag2,

I am sorry that you do not find Jobungo’s job alerts to be useful. We provide these alerts as a free service to job seekers. We ask users that are no longer interested in receiving these messages to deactivate their job alerts by unsubscribing. I am very sorry that you have not had a positive experience with our brand; plesae contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:33 pm EDT

Dear giveusthefree,

Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we never collect your personal information on our site. I can assure you that we NEVER solicit our users over the telephone; in fact, we do not even know our users’ telephone numbers because we never ask for that information. Please be advised that after you click on a job listing that you are directed to an employer’s website. Unfortunately, we have no control over the content posted on an employer’s website. With millions of job listings, we do our best to filter out any result that looks suspicious, but we cannot ensure the validity of every single listing. If you can provide specific examples for me to investigate, that will be very helpful. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:33 pm EDT

Dear Georgia 2001,

Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we never collect your personal information on our site. It would be very helpful to if you could provide an example that I can review with our Compliance Team. Please be advised that after you click on a job listing that you are directed to an employer’s website. When you fill out an application or submit your resume, you are not sending that information to Jobungo. Unfortunately, we have no control over the content posted on an employer’s website. With millions of job listings, we do our best to filter out any result that looks suspicious, but we cannot ensure the validity of every single listing. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:33 pm EDT

Dear AZvet,

I have reviewed your comment and would like to ask for additional details about your complaint. Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we never collect your personal information on our site. Our goal is to help our users find available jobs from employers in their area. We do not engage in any fraudulent practices, nor would it be in our interest to mislead our job seekers. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have additional information.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:33 pm EDT

Dear sioux28110,

I am sorry that your husband has received these phone calls, but they are not coming from us. Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we never collect your personal information on our site. I can assure you that we never solicit our users over the telephone; in fact, we do not even know our users’ telephone numbers because we never ask for that information. Please be advised that after you click on a job listing that you are directed to an employer’s website. Unfortunately, we have no control over the content posted on an employer’s website. With millions of job listings, we do our best to filter out any result that looks suspicious, but we cannot ensure the validity of every single listing. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:33 pm EDT

Dear sammghost,

I have investigated the specific sites you have listed and advised our Compliance Team. Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we never collect your personal information on our site. Please be advised that after you click on a job listing that you are directed to an employer’s website. Unfortunately, we have no control over the content posted on an employer’s website. With millions of job listings, we do our best to filter out any result that looks suspicious, but we cannot ensure the validity of every single listing. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 19, 2012 5:37 pm EDT

Hi Darvine,

I have reviewed your complaint but I am not sure what ad you are referencing. Jobungo provides a free job search service to our users, and we have no feature to post ads. Please contact me at spencer@jobungo.com so I can get more information about your complaint.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 27, 2012 5:23 pm EDT

Dear Jazmine1,

We do not ask our users to create accounts on Jobungo, nor do we ever ask for a username or password. As such, there is no user account to delete. If you no longer find our job alert messages of use, please unsubscribe directly from the email message. This will prevent you from receiving any additional job alerts from Jobungo. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Mar 30, 2012 12:12 pm EDT

Hi jwh051,

Jobungo does not work directly with employers to promote their job openings, so it is not unlikely that some personnel would not be familiar with the website. Like many job search websites, the jobs we display on Jobungo are sourced from many different job boards and employers. When an employer posts an opening online, that information is spread across the internet by job boards and search engines. Thank you for your question, and please feel free to contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Sep 28, 2012 2:16 pm EDT

Hi williams2081,

Jobungo does not send any phone or text alerts. Can you provide me with additional details about any text or phone calls that are claiming to be from Jobungo? I can be reached at spencer@jobungo.com I can also report that our website has been up and running normally, and that the technical issue you described appear to be specific to your computer.

Thank you,
Spencer

Update by Spenc84
Sep 28, 2012 2:18 pm EDT

Dear Bozenka,

Jobungo provides free job alerts to our users as a valuable service to job seekers and we never collect your personal information on our site. Please be advised that after you click on a job listing that you are directed to an employer’s website. Unfortunately, we have no control over the content posted on an employer’s website. With millions of job listings, we do our best to filter out any result that looks suspicious, but we cannot ensure the validity of every single listing. Always use caution when providing your personal information online, and know that Jobungo will NEVER ask for this from any user. As a general caution, we discourage users from providing sensitive personal information such as social security numbers to any employer online. Please contact me directly at spencer@jobungo.com if you have any other concerns.

Thank you,
Spencer

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Okkale
US
May 25, 2011 4:05 pm EDT

I was job hunting and I came across this website, and everyday they send me job alerts about the ame jobs and location for the the job. This website seems to be a scam, and I hate that I gave them my personal information. Please careful if you get emails from this fake company.

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Claire39
Germantown, US
Jul 27, 2011 12:34 am EDT
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I receive job alerts daily and they are outdated and I would recommend that people stay away from this site.

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Consumer 1960
Reno, US
Aug 25, 2011 8:36 pm EDT
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Stay away from them. Fell for it and regret I gave personal info. Received text from Smith and Noble HR. What HR would send text? Scammers... ugh!

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Pookibear
US
Sep 28, 2011 3:24 am EDT

I began receiving daily emails from Jobungo, a company I never heard of and have not signed up for email alerts. I finally opened the site and the first thing they wanted was all my info for a quick search and any job listed was out-dated.
I am glad I googled their name and came across this site, you confirmed my suspicions. Thanks!

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joe7777
US
Oct 15, 2011 3:23 am EDT

Scam big time. I constantly get e-mails claiming I'm hired but I have to first provide all my sensitive information to proceed. Some even take the time explain that I'll receive payment via money orders, cashiers checks that I am to cash and distribute to charities. All sorts of different scenarios ending with my having to disclose sensitive information about myself.

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Jag2
Minneapolis, US
Oct 21, 2011 8:39 pm EDT

Thank you to all who have submitted info regarding Jobungo. Last week I just started getting emails from them and just deleted because I never signed up for them. Today I was curious and googled "What is Jobungo" and found this complaint sight. You all saved me a lot of time and frustration. Thank you!

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giveusthefree
CF
Nov 29, 2011 3:07 pm EST
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Scammers leave the unemployed people alone, need a job, not to be taking advantage of. Give us the free. (in my African voice) And stop calling me telling me you are a rep for the company i applied for, then try to get me to sign up for school, then when i tell you i don't want school you quickly hang up the phone, give us the free!

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Georgia 2001
Buffalo, US
Dec 13, 2011 5:11 pm EST
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I agree, for a couple of weeks now, I have been responding to job openings that I was e-mailed, and when prompted to fill out apps or send resumes, you have to answer questions about school, and other adds in which all you are looking for is a job. Then somehow, at times, my computer tells me an error has occured, probably because you decline offers or do not pay subscription fees. Unbelievable, if you had money to accept their offers, you probably would not be looking for a job. Scam

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AZvet
US
Dec 13, 2011 7:40 pm EST

I just wanted to thank the folks who put this information out about the scammers on Jubongo. The fact that Americans should be protected from people who try and use the Internet to commit fraud and deceit against honest people looking for jobs. Once it has been established that they are scammers, they should be shut down and prevented from operating where ever they are located. Again my sincere thanks and hopefully no one will fall prey to the scam that Jubongo attempts to use to gain vital information from honest Americans.

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sioux28110
Monroe, US
Feb 23, 2012 12:13 pm EST
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My husband has been unsuccessful in trying to find a job - any kind of job in the southeastern section of NC - he received info from Jobbungo yesterday - was excited that perhaps FINALLY he found something - the guy calls him immediately - wow - could this be - oh heck no - wanted to know if he wanted to go back to college - he replied NO - guys quickly hung up - yikes - isn't there something that we can do to shut these guys down?

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sammyghost
Santaquin, US
Feb 26, 2012 2:53 am EST
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I started receiving e-mails from Jobungo and when I responded they sent me to applicant tree.com who then had me fill out an online application. They asked me about schooling and cell phones, they also said I could get 500 dollars for taking a survey even asked if I use face book. They are a scam. Look up applicant tree.com and career-network.com on google and you will find all of these sites are just a scam. The alleged owner is known by our US government for multiple scams and was even convicted of a felony. Stay away don't respond back. Do your research on the companies they post like one they posted doesn't exists and another one the company does not exists in this area.

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Darvine
US
Feb 28, 2012 5:37 pm EST

I want to delete my ad and can't find no way to do it. I understand it is a fraud.

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Jazmine1
US
Mar 23, 2012 11:22 am EDT
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someone help me, I do not know how to delete my account. can anyone tell me how?

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jwh051
Sumter, US
Mar 30, 2012 5:19 am EDT
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Hey Spencer, why is it that no HR personnel in the companies you list have heard about Jobungo?

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jwh051
Sumter, US
Mar 30, 2012 12:19 pm EDT
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Hey Spencer, why the secrecy about how many levels to go through? Also, you send me job listings for Sumter, SC, but most of them are located elsewhere.

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williams2081
Cordova, US
Aug 30, 2012 10:11 am EDT

I am very upset with jobungo right now. I'm receiving all these alerts to my phone about jobs but when I try to go online on my laptop computer, the page freezes and i have to shut my computer down improperly. What is wrong with this website? If something is wrong with your site, then you shouldn't send out email alerts. I know it isnt my computer because i can go on any other website and it pulls right up but jobungo ALWAYS FREEZES WHEN I GO ON JOBUNGO.COM... FIX THIS OR I'M UNSUBSCRIBING!

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Bozenka
Linden, US
Sep 04, 2012 5:28 am EDT

Do any of the job applications from this website ask for Social Security #'s cause I was an idiot and filled mine in, I should have known better? Don't like reading all these complaints about Jobungo but when you really need a job you fill in the info asked.

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1989blui
Brandon, US
Oct 05, 2012 5:49 pm EDT

man i wish i wouldve came here sooner because for the past week!...ive been gettin the same emails everyday about the same jobs and when i go to fill out an application it always takes me to this other spot where its basically a blank page and it will not let me go past that! i gave my personal information to it and still havent got any calls or anything!...i hope this website is not a scam because that would suck so bad

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mtngal4858
mariposa, US
Oct 14, 2012 9:23 am EDT

Spencer, Business 101 would teach you to take care of your customer base for repeat customers and referrals.

It would bother me a lot less if at least one link didn't dead end in a 404.

Just what exactly is your position and intent as host of jobongo?
You have a great idea and could retire wealthy if you could assure customers what you are offering is what they will actually be getting.
Shall we assume that Maybe you will retire wealthy and your real business is scamming?

P.S. Please note it didn't shock me at all that the link to unsubscribe at the bottom of your emails didn't work either.

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Wantz Jobb
Los Angeles, US
Oct 25, 2012 9:29 am EDT

Haven't gotten a job from the 'applications' on their site. You don't need to offer me a credit check when I apply for a job. Notice that their PR writers (Spencer) found this page and are claiming they aren't a scam. NICE TRY! Anyway, thanks for trying to take advantage of those who are unemployed and desparate to find work.

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allan lynn
US
Feb 02, 2013 4:46 pm EST
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I got lots of email from jo bungo i really don't know how to delete all of this .could you help me pls, where do i click to delete my account..

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Jummylunchbucket
Brooklyn, US
Oct 08, 2013 1:44 pm EDT

Sorry jobungo you are judge by the company you keep. Like the others up here I was contacted several times for school. That's after I initially told them I'm not interested. They still called all of this occurred after applying to a job on your site. You can be sorry all day long or find a way for people who need jobs to not get phone calls from telemarketers (like who chooses to go school over the phone, a call they didn't request) as I say in times like this this, it's your business not ours find another way to pay for for it or get out of business. Just look at cable TV vs paid and or paid/ad. Viewers don't care about your business model. And in these days of the instant message you like so many firms are wasting time responding to people like me, I'm sure whatever the job is the investors set aside plenty of money for "web damage control" talk about chasing your tail.

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Francine Berkes
Camden, US
Apr 05, 2014 9:06 am EDT

I recently started going to company websites to search jobs posted at Jobungo and always find no openings for the positions that Jobungo sends me. It is also apparent that their real interest is recruiting for college(s). The "agreement" that is required when a job seeker applies for their postings reads that you are agreeing to be contacted regarding college offer(s) and there is no way to submit your application without agreeing. I will delete Jobungo from my address book so I don't waste anymore time applying for jobs through them. They are not interested in finding us jobs, it's apparent that they are recrutiers.

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nopenopeprivate
private town, US
Jun 10, 2014 8:21 am EDT

I've clicked 'unsubscribe' from jobungo emails before but not only did this not stop the emails, it increased them and added new spammers. Jobungo is obviously part of a spam network.

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lindahatesscammers
Apple Valley, US
Jun 23, 2014 7:53 am EDT

I am not buying into Spencer's comments that defend Jobungo.com. Legitimate sties take responsibility for their content. Thee are a lot of bogus websites out there to "help" job seekers with Schools that may not even be legitimate. Any website that wants you to take a survey should be treated with suspicion.

linda

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lindahatesscammers
Apple Valley, US
Jun 23, 2014 7:57 am EDT

Dear Jobungo.com:

A legitimate website takes responsibility for its content. Surveys that invite questionable online "schools" to contact your users is NOT helpful to job seekers.

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Bvu83
US
Oct 04, 2014 10:01 am EDT

I found the website www.jobungo.com and thought to search for job through this website. I was really surprised, when it turned out that all their offers were fakes. They posted fake posts about jobs and wanted to get only personal info from the customers. I was shocked and have no idea how they use your info, but I wanted to ask other people, if someone found real job through this website. Please, post your reviews and comments.

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Jobungo is a spam
San Jose, US
Oct 08, 2014 8:07 pm EDT

After I applied a job and gave my information on Jobungo, I started to get at least 5 unknown / random numbers EVERYDAY. The calls are either about some education sale or they just hang up right after.

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SpencerBC
US
Mar 16, 2015 4:27 pm EDT
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Your fake... There is no Spencer...and you are responding from a script.. You DO ask for personal info. On Jobungo & then u sell it... There are No good comments on any of these sites.. But Ian sure, now you will address that & make some up! Have a blessed day
Sincerely,
Spencer
PS. I already had my compliance team look into this.
You may also know them as the BBB

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SpencerBC
US
Mar 16, 2015 4:34 pm EDT
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You are scammers..
Sincerely,
SpencerBc

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ThomasRadin
US
Jan 16, 2016 5:50 pm EST
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I never signed up for any emails from them. A few days ago I started getting them and not even for the same city and state I live in.

Funny how they don't ask you to verify your account email when you sign up right?

Clearly they are spamming ### that create accounts from spammers mailing lists in the hope that people will continue to use their system and give them revenue.

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Jay McDonald
US
Apr 29, 2016 6:43 pm EDT
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Jobungo keeps sending me E-Mails every time i click unsubscribe they e-mails just keep on coming . Is there anything you can do to stop this company from harassing me ... Thanks Jay McDonald... jaykimsheba@sbcglobal.net

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Carl Rock
US
Sep 02, 2017 7:24 pm EDT

Jobungo is complete spam. They steal your personal information from Career Builder and then you're finished. How do I know they are spammer because it's impossible to block them because the spam and the junk comes from different addresses or email servers every time. They suck and the best part is they know they suck so why bother even ask them to stop. They just are junk and if they were real the emails would stop. Just like Johnson Jobs lol they probably are in bed together!

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