Over the past three years, nearly 50,000 people have reported employment scams to BBB Scam Tracker, with reports surging in ...

Reports significantly increased in 2025, doubling over the previous year.

Task scams are on the rise. According to the FTC, the number of them increased from 5,000 in 2023 to 20,000 in just the first six months of 2024. Scammers apparently managed to rake in $88 million in ...

Altogether, more than 45,000 employment scam encounters were reported. Median losses shrank to half of what they were in 2023 ...

Job hunters tricked into handing over thousands of dollars are being lured in with a new tactic.

Has your iPhone dinged with a Messages or WhatsApp notification recently about a curious job offer? You’re not alone, as today’s FTC warning about text message gamified job scams—or ‘task scams’—makes ...

Job scams have doubled in the last year. Here are the red flags to watch for and how to protect your finances.

Scam alert -- new data found job employment scams are on the rise and scammers are after your money.They often pose as ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -The promise of quick, easy money working from home to review products is very appealing for anyone trying to make some extra cash as the price of everything seems to be going ...

A hot potato: According to recent data highlighted by the FTC, user complaints regarding online job scams designed around game-like tasks are skyrocketing. These so-called "task scams" have ...

So you’re retired. Whether it’s been a long-awaited sigh of relief or a much-dreaded stage of your life, it’s here now. You finally have more time. But maybe there’s a way to make some extra cash in ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...