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Aldi issues urgent warning for Aussies

Tamika Seeto
·Finance Reporter
Updated ·2-min read
Aldi logo. People walking.
Aldi has warned Aussies of a recruitment scam doing the rounds. (Source: Getty)

Aussies are being warned of a new recruitment scam circulating on social media claiming to offer jobs at Aldi.

The supermarket has urged Aussie job hunters to not click on the ads and to report it as a scam on the platform they are using.

“Please be aware that there is fraudulent advertising in circulation from a party claiming to be hiring for ALDI Australia,” Aldi said on its Facebook page.

“While we do advertise that we are hiring on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, our adverts are only posted from the ALDI Australia account.

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“If the advert comes from an individual person's Instagram or Facebook account, this is not legitimate.”

One Aussie said they had “lost count” of the number of Aldi scams they had come across, while another said they had reported “at least ten” on Facebook.

Aldi is the latest company to be targeted by scammers, with Aussies also reporting fake job ads for Bunnings and Kmart on social media.

Meanwhile, Scamwatch sounded the alert over scammers pretending to be recruiters and contacting Aussies on WhatsApp.

“Beware of recruiters contacting you out of the blue on WhatsApp,” Scamwatch said.

“If you get a message like this, delete, block and report the number. Never share your personal or banking info with someone you don’t know.”

Millions lost to job scams

According to Scamwatch data, Aussies lost more than $2.3 million to jobs and employment scams this year.

The main methods of attack have been on social networking platforms ($1 million lost), followed by mobile applications ($590,000 lost) and the internet ($380,000 lost).

Scamwatch said Aussies should look out for scammers who contact you and offer you a job where you can earn lots of money for little effort.

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