The Federal Trade Commission is flagging a fast-spreading text message scheme in which scammers pose as recruiters, dangle ...

Millions of Americans are receiving text messages that promise easy remote work and generous pay for jobs they never applied ...

You get a text message. It says Amazon is hiring. The pay sounds great. The work is easy. It feels like a lucky break. Then you read it again. That is when things start to feel off, and you realize it ...

Nearly all scammers are using AI to track targets. It’s making the usual red flags harder to decipher.

A man lost $10k after a text job scam lured him into uploading apps and paying with crypto. Learn the warning signs of task scams and how to stay safe.

Gen Z applicants have been hit the hardest by AI job scams. Roughly 32% of Gen Zers report to have fallen victim to ...

The Wisconsin BBB says an employment scam study has revealed soaring numbers. Over 600 reports to BBB about employment scams were "task-based." Job scams conducted over text message exploded in 2025, ...

The Better Business Bureau warns job scams have doubled since last year in a media release Thursday. Task-based scams are the lasted tactic being used against job seekers who are offered high pay to ...

A man has reportedly lost thousands in crypto after falling victim to a job scam that supposedly involved simple online tasks ...

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Job scams are surging, with impersonation of real companies and recruiters becoming the most common tactic. The most dangerous scams now combine fake interviews, realistic onboarding materials, and ...

Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...