Over the past year, the BBB said it received nearly 600 reports of employment scams from Washingtonians. The scams led to ...

Scammers love to prey on hope, and with a 4.3 percent unemployment rate in the U.S. as of August 2025, they’ve got a lot of hopeful job seekers to pounce on. No matter the economic environment, though ...

This year alone, more than 300 people have reported text hiring scams, which is why the Better Business Bureau wants all job seekers to be aware of these scams as we enter the holiday hiring season.

A phone call that sounds like a family member in trouble. A text claiming unpaid tolls. A job offer that appears legitimate but asks for an upfront fee. Federal investigators say these scenarios ...

Fraudsters are continuing to pose as TikTok employees to trick victims into signing up to easy, non-existent jobs and surrender their bank details, a Manchester Evening News investigation has found.