Scam texts offering lucrative jobs are everywhere, and Gen Z is falling for it. Rising unemployment and mass layoffs are making the problem worse.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – I recently got a text message from a “company” saying I had been recommended by multiple online recruitment agencies and they wanted to offer me a job. Flexible hours, free ...

Have you gotten a text message with a too-good-to-be-true job offer? It could be a scam. NBC10 Responds looks at this recent rise in text scams and the red flags to look out for.

As job-seekers look for work in a challenging environment, an increasing number are falling victim to job scams that promise good pay for completing easy online tasks, according to the Federal Trade ...

Since early March, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has also received thousands of reports across multiple states about a text message-based phishing attack impersonating highway toll ...

Text message and WhatsApp job scams are rising sharply in the US, particularly a gamified form called ‘task scams,’ per an FTC warning. Skip to main content. Toggle main menu ...

Beware of text messages claiming you can make quick money for little work. Experts share tips on how to identify and avoid falling victim to fraudulent offers.

So begins a text message received by a MarketWatch reporter last week. The “recruiter” goes on to describe what sounds like a pretty great gig: totally remote work, flexible hours, pay that ...

At about 10 p.m., you get this text: "Hey, Tim. This is Ben. I work at Vanderbloemen. I was out of the office today. I heard you were there. Heard that everyone was really impressed with you.

Michael Ryan, a finance expert and the founder of MichaelRyanMoney.com, told Newsweek: "The text typically offers a too-good-to-be-true remote job paying $75-150 per hour or $200-1,000 daily for ...

You never want to click any links that appear in the text message or call any numbers associated with it. Rather, the FTC suggests forwarding the message to the number 7726, which spells SPAM.