Job Scams Are Increasing – Can You Spot A Fake?
There has been a significant increase in job scams in recent years, our friends at JobsAware witnessed a 65% rise in reports of UK job posts advertising fake roles since March 2020. Out of 1,000 job seekers surveyed by the charity, seven in ten said they believed they’d applied for at least one role that […]
Fake Jobs Ringleader Prosecuted
The director of an accountancy firm has been prosecuted for his part in a fake jobs scam which cost innocent victims over £500 each as well as luring them into non-existent jobs. Wemba Akobola of Tshovo Accountancy Services was responsible for advertising fake jobs and interviewing candidates at luxurious venues. Most interviewees were offered positions but […]
022 Latest Scams Ripping Off Innocent Job Seekers – what is being done about it?
Today we’re talking to Keith Rosser who is a man on a mission to protect workers from the increasingly complex scams that deliberately target vulnerable job seekers. He is an long standing friend of the show, and we caught up with him to find out about the latest job scams, the impact on victims, and […]