Is that NVIDIA recruiter email legit?
Last reviewed: 2026-08-01 · Checked with Hunch’s on-device engine, the same one inside the extension. How Hunch checks →
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Probably not a real NVIDIA recruiter. NVIDIA recruits only through nvidia.com and its official careers site, so an unsolicited message about a resume you never sent, routed to a look-alike domain, is a scam. That unrequested review, the push to verify your identity, and a 24-hour window to proceed are the fake-recruiter markers, here shown with a well-known AI brand. And the link confirms it: it points to nvidia-jobs.example, whereas NVIDIA's genuine recruiting runs through nvidia.com and its official careers portal. NVIDIA advertises openings on its own careers site under nvidia.com and never pays salaries or signing bonuses in crypto.
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This targets people chasing entry points into AI work, for whom an NVIDIA data role feels like a foot in the door of a booming field. The scam borrows the brand's sudden fame and a countdown so the target verifies their identity fast, before questioning why a resume they never sent was reviewed at nvidia-jobs.example.
Illustrative example of the pattern, not a real message someone received.
How to verify it yourself
- Read the domain, NVIDIA uses nvidia.com, not nvidia-jobs.example or any look-alike with extra words.
- Search the role on NVIDIA's official careers page; a real opening is posted there with an application.
- A legitimate recruiter never requires identity verification before any interview happens.
- Refuse to continue on Telegram, WhatsApp, or a link you can't trace to nvidia.com.
Common questions
is the NVIDIA recruiter email real
Only if it comes from an nvidia.com address and links to nvidia.com. A message sending you to nvidia-jobs.example is an impersonator riding NVIDIA's name.
is nvidia-jobs.example a real NVIDIA domain
No. NVIDIA recruits through nvidia.com. The jobs add-on and .top ending are exactly how look-alike domains are built.
is a remote NVIDIA data annotation job legit
NVIDIA posts remote roles, but a genuine one lives on its official careers site and follows an interview, not a verify-to-proceed link from an unsolicited email.
why does NVIDIA want me to verify my identity before applying
It doesn't. That verify step exists to harvest your ID or personal data. Real identity checks happen after an offer, inside NVIDIA's own onboarding.
If you already responded
- Stop the exchange and share no ID, banking details, or payment, however far along it feels.
- If you entered a reused password, change it everywhere and switch on two-factor authentication.
- Report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov so the look-alike domain is on record.
Source: FTC, Job Scams
Hunch is not affiliated with NVIDIA. NVIDIA is named only to describe a scam that impersonates it; the real NVIDIA does not send these messages.