Job seekers who post their résumés online may be submitting their personal information to marketers and identity thieves instead of legitimate employers, according to a report released by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.

“You cannot post your résumé online without some kind of risk,” said privacy expert Pam Dixon. “There is no such thing as a perfectly private résumé database.” Dixon estimates that 1 to 7 percent of job seekers encounter some sort of identity theft on résumé databases.

Internet job board Monster.com on Thursday acknowledged the growing problem, e-mailing millions of its active users, warning that fake job listings are being used to collect and steal personal data.

“It’s an indicator that fraud has crept into this industry, and perhaps not in small numbers,” agreed Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.

(via Wired News)