WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WRN) — The Better Business Bureau says it’s continuing to see a lot of people falling for employment scams.
BBB Wisconsin spokesperson Lisa Schiller says these scams continue to hit people ages 18 to 34.
“Consumers are having their information taken off at different sites such as Indeed.” said Schiller. “They’re contacted, and then they’re offered a job. And they’re told that they need to give personal information such as a checking account so that they can be paid direct deposit.”
That information can be used to conduct further scams, and scammers also like to pair this with sending bad checks to the victims to get the money that way.
Schiller says if you encounter something shady in your job search, report it to the authorities.
