Fraud protection
How to verify an ApTask recruiter
If anything about a message feels off — an offer from someone you have never spoken to, urgency, a request for money — stop and run these three checks before you reply, send documents, or pay anything.
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Read the full email address, not the display name
Anyone can put “ApTask Recruiting” in the name field. Expand the sender and read the actual address. If it does not end in
@aptask.com, it is not from us. -
Call us on a number you looked up yourself
Call +1 (732) 355-8000 — taken from www.aptask.com, not from the message you received. Ask us to confirm the recruiter’s name and the role. A fraudulent message will supply its own “verification” number; never use it.
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Check the role exists
Ask the recruiter which client and which posting the role relates to, and confirm it with us on that same number before sharing documents or personal details.
How to read it
Anatomy of a fake sender
This is what an impersonation attempt usually looks like in your inbox. The part most people read is the part that offers no protection at all.
aptask-jobs.com — not ApTask. This message is fraudulent.Genuine
- <any name>@aptask.com
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
Our recruiters use a range of individual addresses and there is no single naming pattern — an unfamiliar name before the “@” is not by itself a warning sign. What matters is the domain after it: it must be exactly aptask.com — apart from the recruiting platforms described below.
Fraudulent
Lookalike domains, extra words, and free email accounts using our name. These examples are illustrative — any address not ending in aptask.com is not us.
One exception: the platforms we use
Some genuine messages reach you from services ApTask subscribes to rather than from our own domain — our applicant tracking system, interview scheduling tools, e-signature portals, and background-check providers. These send on their own vendor domains, so the address will not end in aptask.com. They are legitimate, but give them the same scrutiny:
- A genuine platform email always follows something you already started — an application you submitted or a conversation with a named ApTask recruiter. An unexpected portal invitation for a role you never applied for is a warning sign.
- It will never ask you to send money, share a bank login, or continue the conversation on a personal email or chat account.
- It will point you back to a platform you sign in to — not to an attachment you must enable, or a link asking for your email password.
- If anything is unclear, do not click through. Call +1 (732) 355-8000 and ask us to confirm the platform and the request before you sign, upload, or enter anything.
Our commitments
What ApTask will never do
A real ApTask recruiter speaks with you directly — by email, text or phone, whichever you prefer — before presenting you to any client. If a message claiming to be from ApTask does any of the following, it is fraudulent. Stop responding and report it.
Pressure is the tell. Fraudulent recruiters create urgency — a role closing today, an offer expiring tonight, a payment needed within the hour. A real ApTask recruiter will always wait while you verify who they are.
Get help
Report an impersonation attempt
Forward the message, with full headers if you can, to [email protected], or call +1 (732) 355-8000. Tell us the sender address, any phone number or chat handle used, and what you were asked to do. Reports help us get fraudulent domains taken down and warn other candidates.
If you have already sent money or shared bank details, contact your bank immediately. In the United States you can also report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.
- General & verification
- +1 (732) 355-8000
[email protected] - Report fraud
- [email protected]
- Privacy & data requests
- [email protected]
Candidate notices
How we handle your personal information
As part of recruitment, ApTask and our clients may need certain personal information to verify your identity, assess your application, and place you with a client. We collect only what is needed for each role and handle it in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
- What we collect
- Contact details, work history, education, skills and certifications, work authorization status, and information you choose to include in your resume.
- When sensitive data is collected
- We do not request government-issued identification numbers, bank details, or similar sensitive information during early-stage recruitment. These are requested only at offer stage or for a client-mandated background check, through a secure onboarding process.
- Why we use it
- To match you to open roles, submit you to clients with your agreement, arrange interviews, and — if you are placed — to onboard and pay you.
- Who we share it with
- Clients you agree to be submitted to, and service providers who support recruitment, background screening and payroll under contract.
- Your choices
- You may ask us to access, correct, or delete the information we hold about you, or to stop contacting you. Depending on where you live, you may have additional statutory rights.
- How to ask
- Email [email protected]. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.
Full details are in our Privacy Policy.
Candidate notices
Call and text message consent
When you apply through ApTask, you may choose to consent to receive calls and text messages from us about employment opportunities matching your resume and qualifications.
- Consent is optional. It is not a condition of employment, of being considered for any position, or of any purchase. You can apply and be considered without agreeing to calls or texts.
- What we send. Messages about roles that match your profile, interview scheduling, and application updates. Message frequency varies.
- Costs. Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile plan.
- How to stop. Reply STOP to any text message to opt out, or HELP for assistance. You may also withdraw consent at any time by calling +1 (732) 355-8000 or emailing [email protected]. We will honor an opt-out received by any reasonable means and will stop messaging you across our systems.
- Carriers. Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
See our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Candidate notices
Equal opportunity and accommodations
ApTask is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, contact [email protected] or call +1 (732) 355-8000 and we will arrange it. See also our Accessibility Statement.
Candidate notices
Email confidentiality notice
Email from ApTask and any attachments may be confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged. Any review, use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is prohibited except by or on behalf of the intended recipient. If you received a message in error, please delete it and notify the sender.
ApTask and its affiliates accept no liability for any loss arising from the misdirected or altered transmission of an email message, or from dealings with any party falsely claiming to represent ApTask. Any views or opinions expressed in an email are those of the sender and may not reflect those of ApTask or its affiliates.