“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 ...

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 are applying for jobs online, do your research before accepting an interview or employment offer. Job scammers have gotten very sophisticated, convincingly claiming to represent real employers, ...

(WHTM) — With so many people working from home, it’s important to look out for scammers offering fake work-from-home jobs. Here are some red flags to watch out for. Jobs are harder to find in 2025, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...