CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Job scams increasing [Video]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Working remotely has opened the door for scammers. Wisconsin consumer experts say job scams are hitting more people who are in their prime years of earning.

Some job scams are simple. Others are very sophisticated. From applying, interviewing, and “giving” you the job, the scammers can make it seem real.

They often have one thing in common: You’re offered a lot of money for little work.

“There’s sometimes no interview involved. If there is an interview, it can be a virtual interview, and sometimes they’ll hire you on the spot for a job that is little work for an inflated salary. They want your personal information. They want your banking information. Sometimes you even end up working for a company that does not exist,” Tiffany Schultz said. Schultz is the Southeast Wisconsin regional director for the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau.

Several people at Action 2 …