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Paste a job description below. You'll get an instant verdict on whether it shows ghost-job or scam patterns — scanned against 30+ signals — before you spend 45 minutes applying.
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What the checker looks for
Stale & reposted listings
Flags postings that read as evergreen or have been open far longer than a real hire would take.
Scam signals
Catches requests for money or personal documents, off-platform contact, and other classic fraud patterns.
Vague or padded descriptions
Surfaces missing salary, no real team or manager, and buzzword-heavy roles with no specifics.
Green flags too
Tells you what looks legitimate, not just what's wrong — so you can apply with confidence when it checks out.
Ghost job or scam — know the difference
A ghost job is a real company's listing with no active intent to hire — it wastes your time. A scam is criminal: it's after your money or identity. This checker flags both. Research suggests roughly 43% of postings may be ghost jobs (Resume Builder 2024, Clarify Capital, ZipRecruiter 2025), and the FTC reports consumers lose hundreds of millions of dollars a year to job scams.
Want the manual method too? Read how to verify a job posting in 5 minutes, the 12 scam red flags, and remote job scam warning signs.
Frequently asked questions
Is this ghost job checker really free?
Yes. Paste a job description and get an instant verdict with no signup. It runs the same fraud and ghost-job pattern analysis inteller.ai uses, with a per-day limit to prevent abuse.
How does it know if a job is a ghost or a scam?
It scans the posting text against 30+ documented patterns — stale or reposted language, missing salary, vague responsibilities, requests for money or personal documents, off-platform contact, and more — then returns a verdict and the specific signals it found. It reads the posting, not the employer's private intent, so treat a flag as a strong reason to verify, not a final verdict.
Is it accurate?
It's a pattern-matcher, not an oracle. A high-risk result is a strong reason to slow down and verify the posting independently; a clean result is permission to proceed carefully. No tool can read an employer's mind, so always confirm a role exists on the company's official careers page.
Do you store the job descriptions I paste?
The free checker analyzes the text and returns a result. Create a free account if you want your scans, resume fit, and history saved.
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