Scammers are trying to collect personal, banking, and credit information. HealthNow New York was recently made aware of individuals falsely representing themselves as members of our Human Resources team.
To help inform our employees, prospective employees, and community members, we’d like to share five things to consider when speaking with a recruiter.
1. Is the person contacting you an imposter? Do not engage with someone messaging you from the email address “healthnowinsuranceinc@gmail.com”. This email address is not affiliated with our organization and has been used to mislead job seekers.
2. Did the “recruiter” ask to interview you in Google Hangouts? HealthNow New York does not conduct interviews in Google Hangouts.
3. Does the contact you are speaking with have legitimate company contact information? Any email from our company will come from an email address ending in “@healthnow.org” “@bcbswny.com” or “@bsneny.com”. Any initial phone call from our company will come from a “716” area code.
4. Did the “recruiter” ask you to spend money or to share credit card or bank account information? HealthNow New York will never ask you to spend money on the application process.
5. Did the “recruiter” ask you to buy your own equipment? HealthNow New York will never ask you to buy your own equipment or suggest we will reimburse you later.
If you are suspicious of a job posting or a conversation with a recruiter, please immediately contact our Human Resources team 716-887-6042.
