Scammers have gotten very sophisticated in seeking out job seekers.
You see something promising on a job board, fill out an application and maybe do a Zoom interview, and in a day or two get a congratulatory email, you've been hired; But there's no company.
Turns out there was only a bad actor often impersonating a real company who lured the applicant off the job board.
Monica Horton with the BBB in North Texas says this started with work-from-home opportunities. These well-paying job descriptions are vague and they ask you to accept what turns out to be a bad check cut.
Usually, via a non-traceable method, similar to a digital currency or wiring the funds, Horton says these are very risky scams because you give up a lot of personal information when you're looking for a job.
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