BBB Says Employment Scams Doubled in 2025, Nearing 50,000 Victims Over 3 Years
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Updated · WSIU · Jun 7
BBB Says Employment Scams Doubled in 2025, Nearing 50,000 Victims Over 3 Years
1 articles · Updated · WSIU · Jun 7
Summary
Nearly 50,000 people reported falling victim to employment scams over the past three years, with the Better Business Bureau saying reports surged sharply in 2025.
2025 complaints doubled from the previous year, marking the steepest jump in the period tracked by the BBB Scam Tracker.
Hundreds of those reports involved task-based scams in which fraudsters impersonated well-known companies to lure job seekers.
The rise points to growing risks in the job market, where fake recruiting and work-for-pay schemes are reaching victims at much larger scale.