Experts weigh in on job scams as 2023 study shows people applying for fake jobs are up 118% [Video]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Scams come in many forms: phone calls, credit card skimmers and a more recent trend — phony online job postings.

In a 2023 study done by the Identity Theft Resource Center, the amount of cases where people are applying for fake jobs are up by 118%.

The reason? GuidePoint Security, a software company, says it’s because of the growing demand for remote jobs.

Scammers are taking advantage of people wanting to work from home by using AI to copy job postings from company websites, but asking for personal information in the initial application.

“Your social security number, your driver’s license number, bank account information, which is crazy,” said Jean-Paul Bergeaux, the federal CTO of GudiePoint Security. “But, sometimes you’ll …