At first glance, Postal Jobs Source seems to be exactly what the name suggests, an official website that offers jobs in the U.S. Postal Service. Applying for the Postal Service is something that you can do on your own and the process doesn’t cost. Postal Jobs Source claims that it makes jobs easier to find and can help you get the position as well.
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It’s basically a way to save you legwork while increasing your odds of finding a job. That’s particularly appealing in this economy. My problem with Postal Jobs Source is simple, the entire site is a scam. Nothing here is what it seems to be. The site also uses some very concerning techniques. Read on to see why you shouldn’t even give them a change, even if you’re looking for a Postal Service position.
Odd Claims And Red Flags
Postal Jobs Source uses official-looking images throughout their site, along with decent formatting. There’s also a claim that the Postal Service is now hiring. Even their disclaimer starts off with details about the Postal Service itself.
Most aspects of the site sound like a fairly typical way to promote a job. The claims are a little larger and bolder than a real company would make, but not dramatically so. The formatting is also professional enough that it seems legitimate. It’s easy to see how people might get fooled by the site.
There are even claims that you’ll get sample exam questions and priority placement. The idea of priority placement is particularly concerning. There’s no way the Postal Service would give some people an advantage just because they applied through one particular avenue.
The truth comes out if you read the disclaimer carefully. As it turns out, Postal Jobs Source has no relationship to the Postal Service whatsoever.
Postal Jobs Source is simply a private company that might or might not help people get employment. That’s there in the disclaimer too, with this phrasing “while not required to use our assistance to apply, using it may potentially offer an advantage”. Poor grammar aside, the claim isn’t encouraging. It means that the information they provide may not be useful whatsoever.
That makes sense too. Postal Jobs Source has no affiliation with the Postal Service. How could they have any inside knowledge about the hiring process? They might have information about the questions that get asked and even the tests, especially if they’ve sent people in to apply. Even then, there’s no way they’d know the criteria that the Postal Service relies on.
Things get shadier as you go along too. For one thing, there are multiple URLs for the same site. I noticed the following ones myself and there are many others too. In fact, I’ve seen lists of more than 10 different URLs. The sites have slightly different images at the top but that’s really the only difference.
- https://www.postaljobssourcewcs.com/
- https://www.postaljobssourcerc.com/
- https://www.postaljobssourcegc.com/
There are legitimate reasons to have multiple URLs for one company, like picking up the .com and .org versions of the same domain name. Still, in those cases, companies normally rely on redirects. They don’t build entirely different sites for each of the URLs.
The domain names also tend to make sense. With Postal Jobs Source, the domain names seem to be the site’s name with a few extra letters. That’s a really odd practice. It’s certainly not something that the Postal Service is likely to do.
Speaking of oddities, here’s another aspect. They have images like this on the site:
These are completely misleading. I mean, really? A certified posting hiring review? Certified by whom? This isn’t even a thing, it’s entirely made up. The Better Business Rating implies that they have an A+ at BBB. Except, that’s not what a BBB seal looks like.
The site itself isn’t on BBB either. The closest that I could find was US Labor Services LLC. That one isn’t rated by the BBB at all and has two complaints. Both complaints talk about Postal Jobs Source.
Don’t even get me started on the apparent 200% refund. The ‘guaranteed’ seal they use is an extremely common graphic that’s easy to buy or make. There is no guarantee that you’ll get a refund.
The payment doesn’t go through a trustworthy vendor either. You’re paying the site directly. I prefer it when the payment goes through a site like Clickbank. At least then you have some power in getting a refund.
If you need more proof, one of the two addresses that they provide goes to a UPS store. The second address is less clear but I highly doubt that it’s legitimate.
Here’s one final issue. The form to register includes the ability to choose your country. That makes no sense. The Postal Service isn’t going to be hiring people from outside America. The option simply provides Postal Jobs Source with a wider pool of potential victims.
What They Offer
With so many concerning factors at play, it’s easy to see why Postal Jobs Source isn’t a good idea. What about what they’re selling?
The idea is that you’re paying $48 dollars for a registration package, which is meant to provide step-by-step guides, personal job counseling, access to all of the current jobs and much more.
If the company had conducted detailed research and provided in-depth information, a package like that could be appealing. After all, there are companies and people that help others to get jobs, ensuring that they know how to answer interview questions and the like.
You won’t get anything like that here. If Postal Jobs Source had a high quality product, there would be positive reviews about it online. They also wouldn’t rely on this much manipulation to promote it. The entire sales pitch of the site is backed by the idea that they know what they’re doing and are highly reliable. I would expect much more information about the product if it were worth promoting.
This type of scam isn’t new. Many different companies have tried a similar idea over the years, claiming to have inside knowledge or something else that can help people get a job. The issue is so prevalent that the Federal Trade Commission even has a warning page on this exact type of scam.
The page also provides information that directly contradicts what Postal Jobs Source claims. For example, the FTC says that there are few postal job openings at any one time. Any tests tend to focus on aptitude, not knowledge, which means that studying sample questions probably won’t help.
As the FTC highlights, any exam is only one part of the process anyway. A top score doesn’t mean that you’ll get a job. Many other factors will be considered as well.
Conclusion
Postal Jobs Source is a complete scam. The site misrepresents itself right from the very beginning and claims to provide a service that it cannot possibly deliver. You might get some materials by signing up, but these are likely to be low quality and won’t help you to land a job.
It’s simply not worth the risk. With all the manipulation on the Postal Jobs Source, there’s no way that you should trust them with your personal information and credit card details.
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Carefulrogue
Found this as one of the top propotions on the Aduna job boards. If I could report it, I would.
Jessica A
Thank you Nathaniell! You’re knowledge on the postalservicecenter website was very useful. I was contemplating whether I wanted to use that site, but it seemed misleading.
Lu
Did any one get their money back, and how if so?
Thanks
Carmen Rivera
I wish that I had done more research. I have been out of work since November 2018 & no one wants to hire a 60 year old Hispanic female. Thank you so much for posting this. Hopefully, no one else out there does the same mistake I did.
AF
I also fell for this scam. I’m so embarrassed but won’t let this happen again to me.
philco
Thanks for the heads up, I thought there was something a little smelly with that website. Great site!
Alex
Did you guys got the money back?