Promise of Jobs A Scam
A group of 35 unemployed found themselves making line at the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) in Cartago to present formal charges against a company that had offered them work, but in reality were being scammed.

The affected group found out the harsh reality when the showed up for work at the appointed time and place Monday morning, when to their surprise the guard at the Parque Industiral de Cartago told them that he knew nothing of the work or the company.

According to the affected, they had responded to an ad in the local newspaper that was looking for janitorial workers and were asked to deposit ¢8.000 colones (us$15.50) into a bank account to cover the cost of the uniform to be used on the job.

The potential employees were given a date, time and location to start work, but their illusions of starting a new job shattered when learning of the bad news.

The case is now in the hands of the OIJ, who is being asked to quickly locate those responsible for placing the ad so that they can get their money back and stop others from falling victims of the scam.