It is never safe or ethical to put fake experience on your resume or job application and try to join a company. Scammers pretend to be from government agencies like the FTC, Social Security Administration, and IRS — or say they're calling about your Medicare benefits.Duke Franklin had lost his Social Security card, so he applied for a replacement on the Social Security Administration (SSA) website. It is a federal crime to work with fake documents. What my buddy did that I feel helped him was that he worked with a fake name. "Fake news" wasn't invented in the 21st century.