HOW TO AVOID

AS A VIRTUAL
ASSISTANT
@tanyagromenko
@sgb_va
BECAUSE WE OPERATE ELECTRONICALLY
AS VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS, IT MIGHT BE
DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE SCAMMERS.

YOU SELDOM SEE A POTENTIAL CLIENT IN

PERSON, SO YOU HAVE NO WAY OF
KNOWING IF THEIR BUSINESS IS
AUTHENTIC.

BEFORE ENGAGING INTO A

COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
A VIRTUAL CUSTOMER,
IT'S CRITICAL TO CONDUCT YOUR
RESEARCH.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU
AVOID BEING SCAMMED:

RESEARCH

WHEN A CLIENT/COMPANY REACH

OUT TO YOU, YOU NEED TO MAKE
SURE TO DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH
ON GOOGLE ABOUT YOUR CLIENT TO
SEE WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THEM.

ALSO, TRY GOOGLING THE COMPANY

NAME PLUS “SCAM” OR “RIP-OFF.”

YOU CAN ALSO REACH OUT TO ANY

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT GROUP
AND SEE IF ANYONE HAS HEARD OF
THE COMPANY BEFORE.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU
AVOID BEING SCAMMED:

ASKING FOR A
FREE TRIAL
A CUSTOMER MAY NEED TO TEST
YOUR TALENTS BEFORE HIRING YOU,
DEPENDING ON THE SORT OF
SERVICE YOU'RE OFFERING.

HOWEVER, THIS SHOULD ONLY TAKE

10 TO 15 MINUTES - ANYTHING
LONGER IS FREE WORK.

IT'S COMMON TO PROVIDE A TRIAL

CONTRACT AT FIRST, BUT A SERIOUS
CLIENT WILL ALWAYS PAY YOU FOR
THIS PERIOD.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU
AVOID BEING SCAMMED:

A VERY HIGH PAY

IF ANYTHING SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO

BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS.

DON'T FALL FOR THIS SORT OF

FRAUD. YOU WILL BE ADVISED THAT
YOU WILL MAKE A LARGE SUM OF
MONEY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

AGAIN, DO YOUR RESEARCH AND

TRUST YOUR GUT.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU
AVOID BEING SCAMMED:

THE "CLIENT" REQUESTS

EXCESSIVE INFORMATION

SCAMMERS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR

REQUESTING EXCESSIVE PERSONAL
INFORMATION, WHICH FREQUENTLY
INCLUDES YOUR BANKING ACCOUNT
NUMBER AND OTHER FINANCIAL
DETAILS.

THEY MAY BEGIN BY INFORMING YOU

THAT YOU ARE IDEAL FOR THE
POSITION AND THAT YOU WILL
BEGIN SHORTLY. THEN THEY BEGIN
TO ASK FOR YOUR DETAILS.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU
AVOID BEING SCAMMED:

THERE IS NO INTERVIEW
REQUIRED

LEGITIMATE CLIENTS WILL WANT TO

INTERVIEW YOU, WHETHER BY A VIDEO
OR PHONE CALL. THEY WILL WANT TO
GET A SENSE OF YOUR PERSONALITY SO
THEY CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT
THEY WILL ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU.

SCAMMERS, ON THE OTHER HAND,

RARELY DEMAND INTERVIEWS. IF THEY
DO "INTERVIEW" YOU, IT MIGHT BE OVER
AN INTERNET CHAT SERVICE WHERE YOU
NEVER SEE OR HEAR THEM FACE TO
FACE.

THEY DO THIS SO YOU WON'T BE ABLE

TO REPORT THEM IF THEY DEFRAUD YOU.
 HOPE ALL OF THIS
INFORMATION IS HELPFUL
FOR YOU, AND YOU ARE
ENJOYING #SGBVA COURSE!

@tanyagromenko
@sgb_va