As cybercriminals increasingly target the job market, antipoverty advocates say punitive welfare rules leave job seekers particularly vulnerable
Last year Australians lost $8.7m to recruitment scams, with criminals increasingly targeting job seekers looking to work from home.Last year Australians lost $8.7m to recruitment scams, with criminals increasingly targeting job seekers looking to work from home.Last modified on Sat 18 Feb 2023 19.02 GMTThe 51-year-old has just lost $10,000 to scammers – a life-changing amount for the mother of three.
“You had to buy things [online]. You’re reviewing them as though you had bought them, the first one they paid for, and then you had to pay for them yourself,” Rose says.“Or you’re doing reviews on hotels – you went on to Google, on to the review section, but you hadn’t stayed in them.” “The first one is $200 and you get basically $54 back for that, which isn’t much. Then you go to $800, then it’s $1,200, then it’s $10,000.
Last year, Australians lost more than $8.7m to recruitment scams and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission warns that scammersAntipoverty Centre spokesperson and Disability Support Pension recipient Kristin O’Connell says the government’s welfare policies mean those on jobseeker are vulnerable to scammers.
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