The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are warning job seekers about scammers who post fake job listings and profit from applicants during the process. The scammers impersonate legitimate companies and their employees, often using the employees’ photos obtained on the internet, and contact job seekers to request an interview through WhatsApp, Google Voice, Facebook and other popular messaging and calling platforms. The cyber criminals will often ask for payment and/or personal information (Social Security Number, bank account information, etc.) to open new financial accounts, steal money, ask for gift cards and/or obtain fake identification.

We are aware that scammers are impersonating employees from Green Thumb as part of these job scams and would like to inform those who may be impacted by one of these scams. Please note that legitimate emails from Green Thumb Industries (GTI) will always come from a @gtigrows.com email address. All legitimate job openings are posted on the Green Thumb job board. Green Thumb does not interview candidates through WhatsApp, Google Voice and Facebook or via text messaging or chat rooms.

Green Thumb Industries will never:

1. Send unsolicited job offers or employment contracts of any kind.
2. Require any fees, payments or gift cards or ask to access your financial or bank accounts.
3. Will never ask for Social Security Numbers or forms of identification through email, text messaging, video calls, etc.

If you believe you are a victim of a job scam impersonating Green Thumb (GTI) or any of its employees, please do the following:

1. Send an email to [email protected] to inform us of the job scam. Please include evidence in your email, such as screenshots of the fake job posting and any correspondence with the scammers.
2. File a report online with the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center at https://www.ic3.gov/.