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fromFast Company
1 week ago

Job scams are on the rise. Here's how to protect yourself

"Most of the people who end up losing money to a scammer are behaving pretty rationally. Scammers are sophisticated, and they keep changing their tactics."
Privacy technologies
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

An engineer was caught secretly working for multiple Silicon Valley startups at once

"A single software engineer has become the most-hired person in Silicon Valley. The engineer, Soham Parekh, has admitted that he had been working across multiple up-and-coming Silicon Valley startups at the same time after he went viral on social media."
Tech industry
#remote-work
Remote teams
fromForbes
4 months ago

30 Remote Job Scams To Look Out For In 2025

Job scams have surged due to increased remote work demand, with 20,000 reports in 2024 resulting in over $220 million lost by job-seekers.
Remote teams
fromBored Panda
2 months ago

Company Steals Interviewee's Work, Candidate Exposes Them Instead Of Letting It Slide

Job seekers may be exploited through unpaid assessment tasks during hiring.
The rise in remote work has contributed to an increase in recruitment scams.
Remote teams
fromForbes
4 months ago

30 Remote Job Scams To Look Out For In 2025

Job scams have surged due to increased remote work demand, with 20,000 reports in 2024 resulting in over $220 million lost by job-seekers.
Remote teams
fromBored Panda
2 months ago

Company Steals Interviewee's Work, Candidate Exposes Them Instead Of Letting It Slide

Job seekers may be exploited through unpaid assessment tasks during hiring.
The rise in remote work has contributed to an increase in recruitment scams.
#rwanda
from24/7 Wall St.
3 months ago

I Accidentally Got Overpaid by My Job-What Should I Do Next?

Most companies are not going to ask for a Zelle payment via email if they double-paid a worker. If the overpayment was accidental, they'd likely be able to recover it themselves based on the terms of their direct deposit agreement.
Non-profit organizations
Cryptocurrency
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

Indians trapped in Myanmar's cyber scam nightmare DW 03/04/2025

Pradeep Vijay was trafficked to Myanmar under false job pretenses and forced into scamming, highlighting a serious issue of human trafficking for cybercrime.
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