How do you know when an IB job isn't really IB?

There are a lot of scam job titles that throw in M&A, PE, or Consultant to attract views. Sometimes they're flat out BS, like some Business Analyst  role that included Consuting and Private Equity for only $50k in Florida. 

I ran across an IB position that seems to be seems to be at least 80% legit, and am going to throw my hat into the ring, at the end of the day if it's legit I won;t get the job or I can always not accept whatever job offer it is.

Any pointers?

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