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Watch out for employment scams

Cameron Nakashima joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss how scammers trick job seekers into handing over personal information or money, how to spot a fake job offer or scam, how to ...
The FTC says the most common job scams include work-from-home opportunities; phony nanny, caregiver, and virtual personal assistant jobs; fraudulent solicitations from staffing agencies, temporary ...
If you're looking for work — or just a side-hustle to make some extra cash — think twice before replying to that job posting. Job scams are on the rise, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center ...
In 2022, Davida Padi, now 22, said she got an internship because of a post she saw on TikTok. Now, because of the content she engages with on Instagram, she thinks the platform serves her ads for ...
I'm sure you've received a random text from a supposed employment recruiter recently—we all have. These texts, you likely realize, are scams. No company is so desperate for workers that they’d message ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that from 2020 ...
Employment scams surged last year, as criminals leveraged artificial intelligence to steal money and personal information from unsuspecting job seekers, experts said. Consumer reports of job scams ...
As graduates cross the commencement stage and enter the professional world, scammers are exploiting their eagerness to land jobs. *** lot of times they're getting either an email solicitation, ...
More tips for National Consumer Protection Week. — -- [Scammers and fraudsters want to separate you from your money – but ABC News can help stop them. Each day of National Consumer Protection ...
“Boy, you almost did something really dumb,” I chastised myself when I logged off my computer one day last week. I thought of all the people I read or hear about who fall for the grandparent scams or ...