RALEIGH, N.C. — The holidays are one of the busiest times for theft and scamming because more people are spending money, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein says.
The BBB of Eastern North Carolina warns job seekers that some opportunities are not as good as they seem.
What You Need To Know
- The BBB of Eastern North Carolina is warning job seekers of holiday job scams
- Employment scams can happen online, or when scammers make contact directly via email or text message to offer a job that sounds too good to be true
- According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans were scammed out of $68 million due to fake business and job opportunities in the first quarter of this year
Employment scams work in many ways.
“We see two main avenues that people take when it comes to these scams. The first being online – they just look like any other offer you’ll see for a job on LinkedIn or Indeed and they try to make these offers sound very good with good pay,” said Nick Hill with the BBB of Eastern North Carolina.
Experts say another main avenue is when scammers make contact directly via email or text message and offer a really good sounding job without an interview.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans were scammed out of $68 million due to fake business and job opportunities in the first quarter of this year.
Although employment scams were a problem before the pandemic, they rose in 2020.
Tips to avoid holiday job scams (BBB)
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