Job posting scams are more common than you think. Here are red flags to keep an eye out for. 02:34 If you're looking for work — or just a side-hustle to make some extra cash — think twice ...

Navigating today’s job market can be challenging. For many job seekers, avoiding scams has become one of the biggest hurdles. In fact, recent surveys show that 25% of people have fallen victim to job ...

Reported losses to job scams increased more than threefold from 2020 to 2023. In the first half of 2024, they topped $220 ...

Like in any other industry, scammers are operating from the shadows. In this case, they’re trying to trick people with fake ...

Emma Gibbons, James Madison University’s Assistant Director for Internships, said while the university is not seeing a significant increase in students being approached by job scams, they are still ...

Scam texts offering lucrative jobs are everywhere, and Gen Z is falling for it. Rising unemployment and mass layoffs are making the problem worse.

The scammers post links to these phishing sites on well-known job boards. Job seekers fill out forms with key information such as addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and employment ...

These scams often target both job hunters and people seeking a simple online side hustle like reviewing products on Google. In the first half of 2024, there were 20,000 task scams reported.

Not all online job offers are what they seem. With employment scams on the rise, experts share key tips for spotting red ...

Typically speaking, the scams have surfaced as texts. The sender poses as someone with the career service Indeed and offers the receiver a job or asks for personal info. Here's an example text of the ...

Job scams are a type of impersonation scam. Scammers tend to use the name of an employee from a large company and craft a job posting that matches similar positions.

The broader problem has been growing for years. According to the Federal Trade Commission, job and fake employment agency scams have nearly tripled from 2020 to 2024, with consumers losing $501 ...