Security News > 2020 > January > FBI issues warning about lucrative fake job scams

What's the difference between a real job and the horde of fake ones found on the internet?

It's even more basic than the fact that one is fake - fake jobs are suspiciously easy to get interviews for.

Post fake employment opportunities on legitimate job sites, which link to spoofed sites impersonating known brands, which in turn leads to an email offering a teleconference 'interview' from an imaginary HR department.

Next comes the job offer, but only after collecting the applicant's social security number, a scan of their driving license and - the important bit - a credit-card fee to cover the recruitment, training, or background checks they are told will be reimbursed by their new employer.

This week the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center put out its latest warning about the fake job problem about which it has received numerous complaints over the past year.

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