Looking for a job? Make sure it's real first

FILE – In this Oct. 27, 2016, file photo, a guest looks at the Touch Bar on a MacBook computer shown in a demo room following the announcement of new products at Apple headquarters, in Cupertino, Calif. Apple is opening a new training camp designed to address the technology industry’s scarcity of women in executive and computer programming jobs. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FBI Warns Of Scammers Offering Fake Job Listings Millions of people who lost their jobs during the pandemic are searching for work – and unfortunately, there are scammers taking advantage of that. The FBI is warning Americans to look out for fake job listings posted by scammers who impersonate real employers. The scammers might try to steal personal data, credit card information, or try to sell the victim bogus job services. More than 16,000 such scams were reported in 2020 alone. The FBI reminds people that employers typically request bank information after you’ve been hired, not before. Why do people get taken in by these job scams? Do you consider yourself pretty good at sniffing out hoaxes?