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The Rise of Job Scams Americans are seeing more employment scams than ever as job seekers, facing a tough job market, report a bombardment of messages from swindlers trying to lure them into giving sensitive information. Experts say the technology behind these scams has only gotten better over time, allowing fraudsters to easily impersonate employers and send out huge floods of direct messages and emails to job seekers. Sophisticated Technology Fraudsters are using AI to become more sophisticated and faster, said Pardis Emami-Naeini, a computer science professor at Duke University. "Before AI, there was quite a bit of labor in these scams, meaning they were often generic, filled with typos and easier to detect. Now everyone can turn out a highly effective and sometimes personalized [false] job message very quickly and use it at scale." The Data Analysis Reports of employment scams doubled in 2025 from the year before, according to a recent study from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). And Gen Z applicants looking to jumpstart their careers have in particular been hit hard: about 32% of Gen-Zers report having been a victim of a job scam, compared with 15% of Gen-Xers. The Impact Analysis "It's one thing to say 'don't open attachments' and 'that email is dangerous', but if I think this email might be my shot at getting a job, it's a different risk," said Josephine Wolff, a cybersecurity policy professor at Tufts University. "Unemployed job seekers are in a very vulnerable position and susceptible to this type of manipulation." The Prediction Experts recommend reporting suspected job scams both to the platform where they were encountered, such as LinkedIn or Indeed, and to consumer protection organizations like Federal Trade Commission. As the job market continues to be challenging, job seekers need to be cautious and vigilant when searching for jobs online.