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2. Work-at-home scheme - Wikipedia

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   Work-at-home scheme. A work-at-home scheme is a get-rich-quick scam in which a victim is lured by an offer to be employed at home, very often doing some simple task in a minimal amount of time with a large amount of income that far exceeds the market rate for the type of work. The true purpose of such an offer is for the perpetrator to extort ...

3. 'They took advantage of me': Florida man warns about work ...

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   "This was supposed to be a big step for me, and it turned out to be eight steps backwards," Alan Walker said. 'They took advantage of me': Florida man warns about work-from-home Covid scams Skip ...

4. Job scams surged 118% in 2023, aided by AI. Here's how to ...

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   Consumers reported losing $367 million to job and business opportunity scams in 2022, up 76% year over year, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The typical victim lost a “whopping ...

5. Reshipping scams target job-seekers looking for remote work ...

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   Consumer watchdogs are warning of an uptick in jobs scams, such as reshipping scams, as many unemployed workers try to find jobs working from home. Reshipping scams target job-seekers looking for ...

6. Employment fraud - Wikipedia

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   Employment fraud. Employment fraud is the attempt to defraud people seeking employment by giving them false hope of better employment, offering better working hours, more respectable tasks, future opportunities, or higher wages. [1] They often advertise at the same locations as genuine employers and may ask for money in exchange for the ...

7. Parcel mule scam - Wikipedia

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   The parcel mule scam, also known as the reshipping scam, involves scammers and unsuspecting victims handling goods [1] to other countries. In some ways it is similar to the money mule scam. Scammers use fake advertising [2] to hire mules. Items are bought with stolen cards, [2] and since the goods are typically re-sold once shipped, this scam ...