Job Seekers Beware: Many People Are Falling For Employment Scams
KnowBe4, Monday, July 21st, 2025
More than one in ten people who were targeted by job scams this year fell victim, according to a report from Resume.org. Younger people, particularly young men, are more likely to fall victim.
'In total, 14% of those who received a job scam text fell victim,' the report says. 'Younger workers are more likely to have fallen victim to the scam.
'Twenty percent of Gen Zers fell for a job scam, followed by 16% of millennials, 10% of Gen Xers, and just 4% of boomers. Men appear even more likely to become victims, with 24% of Gen Z men and 31% of millennial men interacting with the scam.'
One in three victims of these scams lost money to the attackers, and 18 percent quit their jobs or delayed real interviews for a fake offer.