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Scammers target job seekers with fake work-from-home offers

BBB warns of increase in employment scams this month ...

AI is making job scams harder to spot — and more expensive for victims

Sophisticated job scams are on the rise, using AI to draft elaborate, personalized pitches from phony recruiters. Here are ...
komonews

Job scams are surging as fake listings blend into real job ads and outreach

Fraudsters are increasingly luring job seekers to apply for positions that don’t exist, often costing victims thousands of dollars. Scammers are promoting fake jobs alongside legitimate ones, using ...
WPXI

Scammers target large crowds expected at NFL Draft through rentals, exclusive packages, merchandise

PITTSBURGH — As the NFL Draft approaches and hundreds of thousands of people make plans for the big event, scammers are hard at work looking to steal your money and personal information. From rentals ...

Emails show how Pine Bluff School District was tricked into sending $3.2M to scammers posing as contractor

When Pine Bluff school officials made a $3,204,639.55 wire transfer in December, they thought they were paying a contractor ...
AOL

Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like

In 2024, Kirsty, a woman in her 40s living in North Yorkshire, met a man on a dating website who said he was an English businessman working in Turkey. He shared a picture that he claimed was of ...
Philadelphia Magazine

Financial Scams Are Surging — Here’s How Philly Experts Say You Can Avoid Them

Always a dutiful employee — someone who is often responsible for buying staff gifts because of her good taste and reliability ...
Forbes

Why LinkedIn Scams Seem Convincing And How To Spot The Signs Early

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...