SCAM SACM SCAM
I’ve been receiving messages from two different employees at Collabera. I spoke with one of them, and we actually had a pretty long conversation—almost 30 minutes. She explained things in her own way, and I kept asking similar questions in different ways to make sure I understood everything correctly.
She told me there would be a **4-week training period**. I thought, okay, that sounds reasonable. She then said that **after the second week, I would have to sign a contract**. Fine.
Then I asked what would happen if I decided to break the contract. She said there would be a **$5,000 fee**. Her explanation was that they would be spending a lot of money on me, and that was the reason for the fee. She said that after the second week, they would be paying **$14/hour for my training for the remaining two weeks**.
Anyway, after talking about other things for a while, I asked her, **“When will I know whether I’m actually being hired?”**
She said, **“After the fourth week.”**
I was like, wait a minute. If you make me sign a contract after the second week, and then after the fourth week you decide not to hire me because I wasn’t selected, **I would still have to pay the $5,000 fee, right?**
I literally pointed this out to her.
Her tone immediately changed, and she became very defensive. Honestly, it was kind of funny to watch.
She then told me she would email me a form that I needed to fill out and approve.
**DO NOT SIGN IT.**
I only looked at it because I wanted to see what it contained, and it was giving me **major scam-alert vibes**.
The moment I rejected it, they started sending me LinkedIn connection requests and calling me repeatedly.
It’s honestly ridiculous.
**Stay away from them.**
Just keep in mind that the names of the employees representing this company seem to change frequently, which is why I’m intentionally not mentioning any names.
12 August 2026
Unprompted review