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Professional recruitment platforms LinkedIn and Indeed have warned of growing numbers of job scams in recent months
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LinkedIn released data highlighting what it called The Gen Z "Scam Gap", external - "Younger professionals face the highest exposure to scams (32%), yet nearly a third (32%) admit to ignoring red flags due to a competitive job market.
Key facts
- LinkedIn released data highlighting what it called The Gen Z "Scam Gap", external
- Younger professionals face the highest exposure to scams (32%), yet nearly a third (32%) admit to ignoring red
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Summary
Jobseekers are being warned to be vigilant as scammers are targeting people on job listings websites to trick them into downloading bogus interview tools. One victim was invited on LinkedIn by a fake recruiter to take part in a job interview process and downloaded a normal-looking document which turned out to be malicious software. Within hours the hackers had drained his cryptocurrency accounts of £18,000 of savings and disappeared. "It's a horrible feeling to be out a substantial amount - something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy," the victim, who wanted to stay anonymous, said. Professional recruitment platforms LinkedIn and Indeed have warned of growing numbers of job scams in recent months.