Launching December 26, 2026

Stop falling for
fake job offers.

TruJob is a Chrome extension that uses AI to scan recruiter emails and LinkedIn messages instantly, catching scams, verifying companies, and confirming job roles actually exist before you waste a minute applying.

✓ Your emails are never read or stored ✓ Free to start ✓ Chrome extension, coming soon ✓ Pro plans powered by Claude AI
SCAM DETECTED
Role verified
on 4 sources
SCAM DETECTED
Do not reply
94/100
Threat score
!Sender domain FLAG
!Salary vs market FLAG
!Role found in databases 0 / 4
TruJob AI explains
Gmail address, $8,000/week well above market for the role, and request for SSN within 24 hours. This matches a known recruitment scam pattern.
SEC EDGAR BLS Job databases Domain Threat intel
How it works

Three scans. Total clarity.

TruJob runs the moment you open a recruiter email or LinkedIn message. No prompts, no setup. Results before you finish reading.

Scam detection

AI scores the email across 10 signal categories: urgency language, salary red flags, early personal-info requests, suspicious links, domain age, and sender pattern analysis.

InstantFree tier

Ghost job alert

Instantly alerts you when the role cannot be verified in any major job database. Catches ghost postings, phantom roles, and fake listings before you spend time applying.

4 sourcesAll tiers

Role verification

Confirms the job exists across job databases, live job listings, LinkedIn, Indeed, and the company's own careers page.

4 layersPro tier
Live demo

Click a flagged email. See the full AI analysis.

When TruJob flags an email, this is what you see. Threat score, signal breakdown, AI explanation, and the recommended next step. All in seconds.

Prototype shown. Live extension launches December 26, 2026.

Analyzing email from your inbox
HR
"HR Recruiter"

Hi,

I came across your profile and want to fast-track you for an immediate opening. .

Reply with your within 24 hours to lock in the role. .

Best,
HR Recruiter

SCAM DETECTED
Do not reply
94/100
Threat score
Signal breakdown
!Sender domain
FLAG
!Salary check (vs market)
FLAG
!Personal info request
FLAG
!Phishing link
FLAG
!Company verification
NOT FOUND
!Role found in databases
0 / 4
TruJob AI explains
Recommended action
!
Do not reply. Mark this email as phishing and report it. TruJob pre-fills a report to FTC ReportFraud and FBI IC3 with the metadata already extracted. You review and submit. Your identity is never shared.
Cross-referenced against SEC EDGAR BLS market data Job databases Threat intelligence Domain auth
$501M
Lost to job scams in 2024.
#1
Email was the most common way scammers contacted consumers in 2024, for the second year in a row.
$2,250
Average loss per job scam victim in 2024.
Features

Every signal a job seeker needs.

TruJob lives inside Gmail and LinkedIn. Install once and every recruiter email and LinkedIn message gets automatically scanned, no copy-pasting, no switching tabs, no extra steps.

Ghost job alert

Instantly tells you when a posting cannot be verified in any major job database. Catches ghost listings, phantom roles, and recycled openings before you spend a minute applying.

Job databasesLinkedInIndeedCareers page parsing

Phishing link scanner

URLs are resolved, unshortened, and checked against domain threat signals. Flags suspicious redirects and newly registered domains.

Threat intelDomain auth

Role verification

Checks multiple independent sources: job databases, business registry, LinkedIn/Indeed, and the company's careers page directly, to confirm the role actually exists.

Job databasesBusiness registryCareers page

Salary reality check

Benchmarks every offer against government and market data for that role and location. Catches unrealistic highs and suspiciously low offers before you waste a conversation.

BLS dataMarket intel

AI bot detection

Flags recruiter emails and job listings generated by AI rather than a human recruiter. Catches mass-generated scam outreach before you waste time responding.

AI fingerprint

Report to authorities

Caught a scam? TruJob pre-fills an anonymized report and opens FTC ReportFraud or FBI IC3 so you can review and submit. TruJob also detects patterns consistent with labor trafficking recruitment and surfaces confidential support resources.

FTC ReportFraudFBI IC3APWG
Also included
Recruiter verifier Domain impersonation alert Smart reply drafts
Our story

Built so I could focus on what actually matters.

I lost my job at Verizon in late 2025. My daughter was born a few weeks later.

I started job searching with everything on the line, and I started watching the same thing happen on LinkedIn every single day. Smart people, accomplished people, posting about scam recruiter emails, fake interview offers, ghost roles, identity theft attempts dressed up as job opportunities.

I started questioning every recruiter who reached out and every listing I saw. As a new dad without an income, I could not afford to make a bad move. The stress of looking over my shoulder while trying to be present with my newborn was its own kind of trap.

The people scammers target are people who are already vulnerable. Worried. Scared. Out of work. They use predatory tactics to take what little a job seeker has left. That made me angry. It still does.

So I built the protection I needed. TruJob scans your inbox, flags the scams, verifies the real ones, and lets you keep searching with confidence. Life is hard enough already. You should not have to worry about scammers on top of impressing hiring managers and getting past AI screening systems.

I built TruJob so I could enjoy the time with my daughter without looking over my shoulder. So you can do the same with whoever's depending on you.

Colin Malcolm, Founder, TruJob LLC

Five years at Verizon across software engineering and UX research. Career before that spans social media, community management, and the Boy Scouts. Built TruJob because the job search deserves a product that fights back.

Zero-data architecture

TruJob never stores your email content. Scans happen in memory and results return immediately. Read our full privacy commitment →

Why this matters now

Reports to the FTC about job scams tripled from 2020 to 2024, with reported losses jumping from $90 million to $501 million. The April 2026 FTC data shows the trend accelerating, with social platforms now the top contact method. AI is making fake companies indistinguishable from real ones at first glance. Your instincts alone are no longer enough.

Built on

Real sources. Real verification.

TruJob doesn't guess. Every scan cross-references public databases, government sources, and authoritative anti-fraud networks. So when we tell you something is real, you can trust where the answer came from.

Government and regulatory data
Federal financial filings, labor statistics, business registries, and direct integration with federal fraud-reporting authorities.
Live job market signals
Cross-references against multiple independent job databases plus direct verification from the company's own careers page.
Threat intelligence
Domain reputation, link safety, sender authentication, and AI-driven pattern analysis tuned for recruitment fraud.

At launch on December 26, 2026, every flagged scam can be reported to federal authorities through prefilled forms. You review and submit.

Pricing

Simple. No surprises.

Join the waitlist now. The first 500 members get 1 month of TruJob Pro free when we launch on December 26, 2026. No card required.

Free

$0 /mo

Real protection, zero cost. Unlimited rule-based scans, forever free.

What's included
  • Unlimited scans, no daily limit
  • Domain age & sender verification
  • Gmail impersonation detection
  • Salary floor check (BLS data)
  • Threat-intelligence link scan
  • Business registry existence check

Upgrade to Pro for AI
  • AI scam analysis
  • Ghost job alert
  • Role verification
  • AI salary benchmarks
  • Smart reply drafts
  • ATS job tracker

Lifetime

$149 once

Pay once. Own it forever. All Pro features, no subscription, no renewal.

Everything in Pro, plus
  • All future feature updates
  • No subscription, no renewal
  • Capped at 500 seats, retired after
Join waitlist - Lifetime

One-time payment. Yours forever.

Teams

$25 /seat/mo

For career coaches, universities, and outplacement firms. 5-seat minimum.

Everything in Pro, plus
  • 5-seat minimum ($125/mo)
  • Team admin dashboard
  • Bulk inbox scanner
  • LinkedIn recruiter scanning
  • Weekly digest reports
  • Priority support
  • On-device privacy mode
Contact us for Teams

Annual: save 33% per seat

Free tier scans catch the obvious signals. When an email falls into a grey area, TruJob tells you exactly what it found and why AI analysis is needed to go further. That's your upgrade moment, and it's the only one we ever ask you to make.

Be first in line
when we launch.

Join the waitlist today. The first 500 members get 1 month of TruJob Pro free at launch. No card required.

No spam. No card required. One email when we go live.
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