Ghost jobs run amok. This presentation will go into a series of methods that can be used to research companies looking for qualified applicants to make sure you aren't sharing your professional information with no hope for success. Included in this short talk will be a case study where one specific company was seemingly hiring, but basic research revealed a mystery. It was a company with no customers, no reputation, but was offering roles at ludicrous salaries, all hidden behind shell companies, fake offices, and fake identities. This talk will discuss tips on how to spot companies like this and the lengths it can take to reveal the truth just by knowing where to look.