"Hello there! We are recruiters with a charming daily newsletter looking for qualified readers to earn $700,000 per crossword puzzle you finish. Job offer scams (likely more believable than this one) have exploded in the last few years, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission: In the first half of 2025, reports of online job scams jumped by 19% compared to the same period last year, costing hopeful job-seekers almost $300 million."
"How do they work? You've probably received an unsolicited text from an unknown number-or from an email address that is just slightly off-with an "exciting" opportunity. Sometimes, scammers will pose as recruiters or post fake job offers on legit job sites like ZipRecruiter or LinkedIn, trying to get you to click on links that they promise lead to video interviews, but actually install malicious spyware on your device (or get you to reveal your Social Security number or bank info). One writer followed through on a scam job and worked for weeks without pay."
Reports of online job scams rose sharply in early 2025, with a 19% increase and nearly $300 million in reported losses. Text scams expanded rapidly over the past five years, increasing from 4,872 reports in 2020 to 20,673 last year. Scammers send unsolicited texts or slightly altered emails, pose as recruiters, and post fake listings on legitimate sites like ZipRecruiter and LinkedIn. Fraudulent links claim to lead to interviews but install spyware or extract Social Security and banking information. Vulnerable job-seekers in weak labor markets face greater risk, and some victims have worked without pay after falling for scams.
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