00:00Business and job opportunity scams are reportedly responsible for up to $267 million in consumer
00:08losses. According to a 2023 alert by the Federal Trade Commission, HuffPost reports they aren't
00:15stopping there. A Better Business Bureau scam report has confirmed the median dollar loss
00:20through job scams rose 66.7% from $900 in 2021 to $1,500 in 2022. The difficulty is these
00:32job scams
00:32begin conning you at the hiring stage and lure you in with often exciting prospects. Here's how to
00:39avoid being a victim of job scams. Real recruiters will build networks on job board sites. Gabrielle
00:46Woody, a university recruiter, says a big red flag if a recruiter isn't legitimate is if you cannot
00:53find a profile on LinkedIn or if nothing shows up when you type in their name and the company in
00:58a
00:58Google search. Do not hand over sensitive information or money even when it comes to purchasing your own
01:04supplies. Woody continues, no candidate should be providing personal information to a recruiter.
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