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fromSan Diego Union-Tribune
20 hours ago

'Ghost jobs': How to sidestep fake job listings

Ghost jobs—fake job postings by real companies or scammers—comprise approximately 27.4% of LinkedIn listings, with legitimate companies posting unfilled positions for growth perception or internal candidate requirements, while scammers exploit job seekers through fees and identity theft.
Privacy professionals
fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Telegram messaging app was fastest growing source of fraud in 2025, Revolut says

Telegram fraud cases in Ireland surged 135% in 2025, becoming the fastest-growing source of authorised push payment scams, accounting for one-fifth of all reported scams globally.
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fromFast Company
3 months ago

'Urgent hiring need-no interview required.' How to spot and avoid fake recruiters from major companies

Fake recruiters impersonating major companies on job platforms scam applicants, stealing personal data and money and eroding trust in legitimate job opportunities.
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fromAfrica Check
3 months ago

Vacancies exist at South Africa's defence force, but Facebook posts mislead about how to apply

Social media posts falsely advertise SANDF vacancies, misstate requirements, and direct applicants to a scam website; legitimate government vacancies are listed on the DPSA website.
Privacy professionals
fromFortune
3 months ago

FTC data confirms job offer text scams are 4 times more common now and have cost job seekers almost $300 million | Fortune

Online job and text scams surged in 2025, causing nearly $300 million in losses and exploiting job-seekers with fake offers, spyware, and identity-theft tactics.
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fromBuzzFeed
5 months ago

This Recruiter Just Broke Down Why Today's Job Market Is "The Strangest"

Widespread mismatch between employer expectations and candidate qualifications, plus ghost job postings and scams, has made the job market unusually difficult.
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fromPress of Atlantic City
5 months ago

How to spot a scam job offer before fall hiring picks up

Spot scam job offers by watching for requests for money or personal data, unrealistic pay or pressure, noncompany emails, and vague or unsolicited hiring contacts.
fromMiami Herald
5 months ago

How to spot a scam job offer before fall hiring picks up

PeopleFinders shares some tips to help you stay savvy if you're sending your resumes around this fall. First, What Is a Scam Job Offer? A scam job offer involves fraudsters (hiding behind a fake name) contacting job seekers and offering a fake position. They may claim to be hiring managers at real, legitimate companies. Their ultimate goal is usually to gain money or personal information, the latter of which they may auction off on the dark web.
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fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

There's a new, brutal scam in the labor market that's got job seekers down

Job seekers face growing financial risk from increasingly convincing employment scams enabled by generative AI and a desperate labor market.
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fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

The job market is hell for us, and heaven for scammers

Scammers use LinkedIn and cheap AI tools to craft convincing fake job offers, stealing thousands from applicants and driving a sharp rise in employment-scam reports and losses.
Digital life
fromFuturism
7 months ago

What Actually Happens If You Sign Up for One of Those Scammy "Online Jobs" Is Pretty Fascinating

Job scam texts have risen significantly, manipulating the vulnerable with promises of easy, high-paying work.
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fromNewsday
7 months ago

Long Island job scams: How to spot fake offers

Job scams have significantly increased, especially due to the rise of remote work, leading to substantial financial losses for victims.
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Tech industry
fromFortune
8 months ago

An engineer was caught secretly working for multiple Silicon Valley startups at once

Soham Parekh secretly held multiple tech jobs, leading to accusations of scamming startups in Silicon Valley.
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fromBored Panda
10 months ago

Company Steals Interviewee's Work, Candidate Exposes Them Instead Of Letting It Slide

Job seekers may be exploited through unpaid assessment tasks during hiring.
The rise in remote work has contributed to an increase in recruitment scams.
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