Those strains appear to have also contributed to a major spike in scams targeting vulnerable job seekers. Through the first ...

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 ...

Alert to all new college grads: If you think you're too smart to get taken by a job scam, think again. The crooks are always a step ahead of us. And that same advice applies to anyone with years of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — As job-seekers look for work in a challenging environment, an increasing number are falling victim to job scams that promise good pay for completing easy online tasks, according to the ...

Vedika, a 22-year-old engineering graduate, has been searching for her first job. She was contacted on LinkedIn by someone ...

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 ...

As job-seekers look for work in a challenging environment, an increasing number are falling victim to job scams that promise good pay for completing easy online tasks, according to the Federal Trade ...

Your phone might be inundated with texts offering you a job these days. However, the Federal Trade Commission says many of those job offers aren't from legitimate companies — they are from scammers.

The Federal Trade Commission reported $300 million in losses tied to "ghost job" scams in the first half of 2025.

A warning if you're looking for a new job. Employment scams have surged by 118% in recent years, fueled by advancements in artificial intelligence. "Scams have grown exponentially over the last two ...

New York — As job-seekers look for work in a challenging environment, an increasing number are falling victim to job scams that promise good pay for completing easy online tasks, according to the ...