Beware of people impersonating Practitionr
We have been made aware of scammers using the Practitionr name to send fake job offers, fraudulent checks, and requests for payment. These people do not work for Practitionr. This page explains how to tell a real Practitionr message from a fake one, and what to do if you have been contacted.
Last updated: June 30, 2026
What the scam looks like
The current scam targets job seekers. Someone posing as a Practitionr recruiter reaches out, often through Microsoft Teams, chat apps, or personal email accounts, and walks the target through what looks like a normal hiring process: interviews, an offer letter to sign, and onboarding paperwork.
The fraud comes at the money step. The scammer mails a check to “cover equipment” and asks you to buy gear from a specified vendor, or to pay for a company ID, a shirt, or shipping. The check is fake. By the time your bank discovers it bounced, the scammer has your real payment and you are liable to your bank for the full amount. Variations ask for half the shipping cost, a deposit, or gift cards.
How to verify a real Practitionr message
Practitionr will never
- Recruit or interview you through Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, or a personal Gmail/Comcast/Outlook address.
- Send you a check before you start and ask you to buy equipment with it.
- Ask you to pay for a company ID, T-shirt, equipment, or shipping.
- Ask you to forward, wire, or “split” any payment, or to buy gift cards.
- Ask for bank login details, your full Social Security number, or payment information during early hiring conversations.
The real Practitionr always
- Communicates from an address ending in @practitionr.com.
- Links only to practitionr.com and app.practitionr.com.
- Never requires you to spend your own money to get hired.
- Is happy to verify any contact if you ask us directly at the address below.
If anything you have received does not match the points above, treat it as fraudulent.
If you have been contacted
- Stop sending money. Do not deposit, cash, or send funds against any check you were given. Do not make any further payments.
- Contact your bank. Tell them you may have received a fraudulent check and ask them to flag your account.
- Save everything. Keep the messages, the offer letter, the check images, receipts, and any names, emails, or phone numbers used.
- Report it. File reports with the agencies listed below, and let us know so we can act on the impersonation.
Report it to us
If someone has contacted you claiming to represent Practitionr, send us the details and we will confirm whether it is legitimate and pursue the impersonator.
Helpful things to include:
- Screenshots of the conversation and the channel it happened on
- The offer letter or any documents you were sent
- The email addresses, phone numbers, or account names used
- Images of any check or payment request
Report it to the authorities
Reporting helps shut these operations down and may help you recover funds. File with:
- FTC — reportfraud.ftc.gov
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) — ic3.gov
- Your state Attorney General’s office — search “[your state] attorney general consumer complaint”
- Your bank, immediately, if any check or payment was involved