Web3 job scams rely on social engineering to manipulate trust, urgency, and deception to steal funds or sensitive information ...

Many people looking for a job post their resume on job search sites or social media apps. But con artists use that ...

Job-seeker scams are now going after thousands of laid-off federal workers whose positions have been slashed as part of cuts ...

(KY3)—A new mom thought she had found a work-from-home opportunity. Instead, she lost $2,500 in a remote job scam. She contacted On Your Side, so this won’t happen to you. Abigail Mead had her ...

Most of us are in a job or looking for one. Or both. That’s largely why employment and work-from-home scams are so popular among cybercriminals (and even some state-aligned threat actors).

Any luck he might have had nearly ran out in what he believes was an attempted job scam. Allen made a LinkedIn connection after applying for a job, but in a twist, that job connection told him the ...

For example, Amazon's Mechanical Turk allows users ... Overall reported losses from job scams tripled from 2020 to 2023, reaching more than $220 million in the first six months of 2024.

She pointed out specific things to look for in the job ad, like typos, grammatical errors, and an overall strange sense of urgency. These are all red flags that you have a scam on your hands.

FTC.gov. In Washington, I'm Amy Lou. The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024, with investment fraud, job scams, and debt relief fraud topping the list. New Federal Trade ...