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Remote job scams are on the rise! How to stay safe?

Job scams were always around, but ever since the pandemic and lockdowns, remote job scams have beco…

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Job switchers beware: Some high-paying, remote jobs are scams

The Better Business Bureau warned that scammers are posting fake jobs at top-tier companies like Am…

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Scammers are posing as fake recruiters, conducting staged interviews - and hiring - as part of an ID theft scheme. Here's how to avoid getting swindled.

A recent MBA graduate went viral on LinkedIn after she was targeted by scammers who pretended to hi…

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Don't be scammed by fake job listings

Some 14 million people are exposed to fictitious job postings every year. Here's advice from recrui…

Rebecca Knight,Rachel DuRose   


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8 high-paying work-from-home jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree

FlexJobs, an online service specializing in telecommuting and remote work, recently sifted through …

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Potential employees looking for remote work say they've been targeted by scammers offering them fake jobs: 'They prey on people who are vulnerable'

The jobs had legitimate-seeming descriptions and interview processes, luring people into trusting a…

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Winning lotteries on WA? It could be one of the many scams going around

With its widespread usage and seamless communication capabilities, WhatsApp has seamlessly integrat…

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College students desperate for jobs are getting scammed online by criminals posing as tech recruiters

College students looking to join the workforce are being targeted by scammers offering attractive j…

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I spot bait-and-switch rental scams in New York City. Here's what apartment hunters need to be aware of when looking for a new home.

Lynne Allaker says inaccurate or false apartment listings are a longstanding problem in big cities …

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What are ‘vishing scams’ that start with a Namaste and end with monetary losses

vishing is a type of phone scam where the fraudster takes advantage of human error by calling and a…

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I got a job offer on my birthday after searching for almost a year, but it turned out to be a hiring scam. Here are the red flags I missed.

When I got a job offer on my birthday, I was thrilled — but it seemed too good to be true, and it w…

Eve Kenneally   


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Some remote workers have picked up a nefarious side hustle: outsourcing their work

The biggest story in tech right now is that some remote workers are outsourcing their work to other…

Jordan Parker Erb   


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Google's most cutting-edge moonshot lab is refocusing on actually making money

After years of burning Google's cash to pursue lofty, sci-fi dreams, the X labs are pivoting toward…

Matt Weinberger   


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A millennial who's been applying to jobs for a year says he's encountered ghost jobs and scammers in his struggle to find a remote role

A Utah-based millennial was laid off from his tech job soon after he learned about a worrying healt…

Jacob Zinkula   


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Alec Baldwin returns as Trump to congratulate 'class of COVID-19' in 'SNL' finale

"I'm going to make sure colleges are open in the fall. Online college is a scam, and I should know.…

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The Story Of A Man Who Outsourced His Work To China So He Could Watch Cat Videos All Day

Bob's company had started letting employees work remotely from home on certain days, so it set up a…

Megan Rose Dickey   


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JPMorgan is asking senior managers to be in the office five days a week. Here's the latest on return-to-office mandates.

In Insider Today's Sunday edition, business editor in chief Matt Turner breaks down how top CEOs ar…

Matt Turner,Dave Smith   


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More people are watching porn on work devices — and it's a cybersecurity problem for employers

Porn sites are a significant source of malware, and past breaches of porn sites have been used to b…

Aaron Holmes   


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Wall Street's typical career path might have a massive detour thanks to AI

AI and junior bankers seem like they are on a collision course for each other that will lead to las…

Dan DeFrancesco