After Hurricane Harvey, jobs for "FEMA field inspectors" paying between $2,000 and $5,000 were available immediately with few qualifications.
After Hurricane Harvey, jobs for "FEMA field inspectors" paying between $2,000 and $5,000 were available immediately with few qualifications.
On 25 August 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, bringing extended heavy rainfall,Â flooding, and, of course, rumors and scams in its wake. One such rumor involved high-paying Federal Emergency Management Agency jobs (â€œFEMA Field Inspectorsâ€) purportedly created by the storm. Readers forwarded various versions of the rumor they spotted on social media, most mentioning a â€œMr. Adrian Davisâ€ recruiting a thousand workers for positions paying between $2,000 and $5,000 per week: < FEMA is looking to hire help. $2000 per week plus expenses. 90 days or longer they need over 1000 people. Cannot have any felonies. 888 776 1296. Mr. Adrian Davis. True of False? I have not been able to verify this-the phone number goes from a fast busy to a regular busy. Thank you There is a post going around Facebook seeking FEMA Field Inspectors. $4-5 K per week. No experience necessary. The ad contains an error: â€œWill be reimburse travelâ€ The phone number to call is 214-[redacted]. All sounds too good to be true and I donâ€™t see anything similar on the FEMA website or Facebook page. Can you please check out a rumor via Facebook that FEMA is paying people up to 5,000 dollars per week to work in Houston as field inspectors. They have to call 214.[redacted] to register. Why wouldnâ€™t the FEMA hire people directly? Sounds like a HUGE scam to me!! > The rumor spread quickly, thanks to its plausible premise of FEMA being understaffed in August 2017, the high (but not impossibly so) pay described, and the ease with which one could plausibly qualify. Although some iterations listed an area code of (888) and a contact name of â€œAdrian Davis,â€ others provided a 214 (Dallas-area) number which appears to have no affiliation with FEMA. A poster provided an application deadline of 31 August 2017: On 30 August 2017, the agency addressed the â€œFEMA Field Inspectorsâ€ rumor on its official Facebook page: < There is a lot of misinformation circulating online and because rumors spread fast pleaseÂ tell a friend,Â share this page,Â andÂ help us provide accurate information.Â Check here often for an on-going list of rumors and their true or false status. Hiring Rumor: There are reports of a flyer titled FEMA Field Inspectors needed ASAP and states Earn $4-5K per week call (214) 284-6594 for instructions on how to apply between the hours of 9:00am â€“ 11:00am up to August 31, 2017. This report isÂ TRUE.Â (August 29). FEMA is hiring field inspectors under a pre-existing contract to assist with surge capacity of field inspections. Read more aboutÂ becoming a home inspector. Rumor: There areÂ reports stating FEMA is looking to employ 1,000 people offering to pay $2,000/week for 90 days and the phone number to call is 888-776-1296. This report isÂ FALSE.Â (August 29) Learn more aboutÂ official FEMA job opportunities to help with the responseÂ and review a list ofÂ trusted non-profit organizations who are active in disaster response. > According to FEMA, these jobs are available under a pre-existing contract â€œto assist with surge capacity,â€ and the 214 number circulating is legitimate, as is the 31 August 2017 deadline. However, FEMA says the 888 number is not legitimate and the â€œ$2,000 a week for 90 daysâ€ claim is inaccurate. We contacted the agency for further confirmation, but we have not yet received a response.
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