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  2. BBB Scam Alert: How to spot a job scam - no matter how ... - AOL

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    Read more about employment scams in BBB's 2023 Scam Tracker Risk Report and learn more about spotting the signs of employment scams. Read more about job scams in this BBB study of job scams.

  3. 10 Warning Signs That Online Job Offer Is a Money Scam - AOL

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    According to a recent Indeed survey, only 4% of job applicants hear back from a company the same day that they apply. Plus, no matter how fast a company wants to hire you, a legitimate hiring ...

  4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Very similar to the casting agent scam is the "job offer" scam in which a victim receives an unsolicited e-mail claiming that they are in consideration for hiring to a new job. The confidence artist will usually obtain the victim's name from social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Monster.com. In many cases, those running the scams will ...

  5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

  6. Here's how to spot a job scam as job openings increase - AOL

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    Government jobs: If you see a government or postal job requiring a fee to apply, it’s a scam. Legitimate government jobs are available at USAJobs.gov or USA.gov — all real and for free. Job ...

  7. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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    Currently it is unclear how far back the origin of scam letters date. The oldest reference to the origin of scam letters could be found at the Spanish Prisoner scam. [1] This scam dates back to the 1580s, where the fictitious prisoner would promise to share non-existent treasure with the person who would send him money to bribe the guards.

  8. Employment fraud - Wikipedia

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    The victim receives a check and is told to withdraw the value of the check in cash. This leads them to believe the check has cleared, although the check is fake. It can take weeks to uncover the fraud. They then send the money via the wire transfer service either back to the sender or some sort of money laundering scheme. [7]

  9. How to identify a scam call before you're taken advantage of

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    That’s why the FCC recently created a “Scam Glossary” to alert people to the many scams out there—and explain how to avoid them. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself. Here ...