I'm 4 emails deep into a fake "JPMorgan VP interview process" here's how the scam unfolds

Sharing this because it's the most sophisticated recruitment scam I've ever seen, and I want others to recognize the pattern before they get hooked. It started with a LinkedIn post about global opportunities at JPMorgan Chase. I sent a polite intro with my CV. A few days later, I got a detailed reply from "Karen Morris" pitching a real-sounding role: **Lead Data Engineer – Financial Crime & AML Data Platforms, VP level, Paris**. The job description was detailed, the compensation was realistic. What followed was a multi-round screening process **entirely over email**: 1. **Round 1:** She asked five thoughtful technical questions about my AML experience (transaction monitoring, entity resolution, cloud migrations, team leadership, compensation expectations). Felt completely legitimate. 2. **Round 2:** I got a fake-looking but very official "review summary" with a score of **72/100** against a "passing benchmark of 88/100", listing **5 strengths and 10 critical gaps**. Things like "enterprise strategic framing," "regulatory governance interaction," "executive stakeholder engagement." Every gap was real coaching language. I almost rebuilt my entire CV. 3. **Round 3 (where it clicked):** She told me this was a "one-time resubmission opportunity" and casually mentioned that she could refer me to a **"specialist" in executive financial services résumé alignment** who has helped previous candidates pass internal review. The specialist is "held in high regard" by the internal review group. **That's the scam.** The whole thing the detailed feedback, the close-but-not-quite score, the artificial urgency is engineered to push you toward paying a third-party "résumé specialist" who is almost certainly the scammer or their accomplice. **Red flags I should have caught earlier:** * Multi-round technical screening done entirely over email (real recruiters jump on calls) * Fabricated internal scoring rubric (banks don't share these with candidates) * "One-time resubmission opportunity" pressure language * The specialist referral no real recruiter does this, ever