Job seekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.

It began when I looked back on the email thread and realized the person had been writing “Dear Jack” the whole time, which is ...

A fake Amazon remote job text promises $600 a day for 90 minutes of work. Here are the red flags and what an Amazon spokesperson says to do.

BBB North Alabama is warning job seekers about a reported employment scam involving remote data entry positions advertised ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We've all received them. A misspelled message from a nameless, so-called recruiter, likely from a sketchy iCloud or Outlook email ...

Recent college grads age 22 through 27 could be particularly vulnerable to job scams this year, as they're facing a significantly higher unemployment rate as a group than all other workers. In 2025, ...

Since remote work has become a popular option, and one many employees prefer, work-from-home scams have increased. Find out ...

If you are applying for jobs online, do your research before accepting an interview or employment offer. Job scammers have gotten very sophisticated, convincingly claiming to represent real employers, ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

There are a lot of factors contributing to the hellscape that is the current job market: few open roles, fierce competition, AI automation and terrible global economic conditions, to name just a few.

For Americans searching for work, finding the right job has become more difficult — and avoiding scammers has become another challenge altogether. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data shows reports of ...