There is a good article by Rip Off Report about Employment Crossing and it’s associated sites by an ex employee. It’s located here.
Employment Crossing is a fee based job board network with many other related names. It is run by the same person that runs Hound.com.
Hound.com used to hit MINNESOTAJOBS.COM quite frequently grabbing pages that we requested that they not grab. They also grabbed pages many many times, distorting our statistics. After a few phone calls and emails, they stopped their practice.
Now niche job boards are reporting that Hound.com is posting inappropriate job postings unrelated to the niche boards on their sites. Here’s a discussion on their practices: http://www.jobboarders.com/profiles/blogs/houndcom-spammer
Here’s a Web site that has an extensive list of scam jobs and scam companies as well as a lot of tips on how to avoid getting trapped by these entities. Happy reading!