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Is this Salesforce recruiter message with a form link a scam?

Hold off until you've confirmed the sender's domain, treat it as a possible scam until then. What tips it off is the recycled pitch: a famous company, a flattering opener, and a "fill in your details here" link, all swapped from one brand name to the next. Real Salesforce recruiters work through salesforce.com and the company's own ATS, not a generic form. Salesforce hiring runs through its own careers portal on salesforce.com and a real applicant-tracking system, never a generic Google Form.

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EXHIBIT · RECRUITER: WORTH A CHECK
Received via: LinkedIn EN
Hi! We are hiring for a remote role at Salesforce and your profile is a great match. Please fill in your details here to continue: careers-apply.examplenot Salesforce's real domain (salesforce.com)/form. Best, Recruitment

Illustrative example of the pattern, not a real message someone received.

How to verify it yourself

  • Open the real Salesforce careers site yourself and search for the role, don't trust the message's link.
  • A generic form on an unfamiliar domain is not how a Fortune 500 collects applications.
  • Never enter ID numbers, bank details, or a copy of your passport into a link from a DM.

More scams like this

Source: FTC, Job Scams

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