OIA Alerted to Fake Job Postings and Offers, Scammers Posing as Employees

COLUMBUS, OH (July 2025) – Ohio Insurance Agents Association, Inc. (OIA) has been made aware of fraudulent job postings and recruitment attempts impersonating our organization. Please note that we are not currently hiring for any full-time, part-time, internship, or co-op positions.  

We will never ask for personal financial information, payment, or fees as part of any recruitment process. Legitimate job opportunities will only be posted on our official website and reputable job boards. If a position appears on LinkedIn, it will be shared through our official company page. Additionally, all communication from our team will come from email addresses ending in @ohioinsuranceagents.com — please be cautious of any outreach from other domains. 

If you have already shared payment or personal information in response to a false posting or job offer, we strongly encourage you to contact the company you used to send the money (whether it was through a debit or credit card, payment app, wire transfer, gift card, check, or cryptocurrency) to report the fraud and request a reversal if possible. You should also report the incident to the Federal Trade Commission at ReportFraud.ftc.gov, consider filing a report with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and contact your local authorities to ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect your information.  

Privacy and security are taken very seriously by OIA. If you have questions or concerns about the legitimacy of a job posting or communication, please reach out directly to Jody Geiger, OIA Chief Operations Officer, at (614)552-3066 or jody@ohioinsuranceagents.com.