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WASHINGTON — Scammers are targeting people looking for new jobs, according to the Better Business Bureau. It warns there’s been an increase in these kinds of scams.

Elizabeth Gray said she was desperate for a job. She was looking to work from home but ended up becoming a victim of a scam.

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“I felt like I should have known that this was a scam,” she said.

Gray said she got a text about a new job, which is how she got her last job, as well. She recalled the company sent her checks for equipment. She was supposed to deposit them in her account and then pay a vendor through apps. When she finally contacted her bank though, she learned the checks were fraudulent. She was out $5,000.

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“At first, I was in complete shock,” she said. “It …