Just when it seems consumers have caught on to one particular online scam or phishing expedition—think of the ubiquitous Nigerian prince email scam that first began making the rounds in the 1990s—a new one comes along. By now, the list seems endless: online dating scams, bank and credit card scams, fraudsters posing as charities, social media quizzes designed to collect personal information, and lottery scams. Now you can add another one to the list that’s significantly gained popularity since the start of the pandemic: job recruitment fraud.
