I was offered a remote job after a short email interview. They've now sent me a check for $4,000 to buy office equipment. Is this a scam?

Since remote work has become a popular option, and one many employees prefer, work-from-home scams have increased. Find out ...
Yahoo Finance

A remote job sent a $4,000 check for office equipment after one email interview — experts explain how the scam works

Around 26% of workers in remote-capable jobs are exclusively remote, but many more want to work from home. Unfortunately, with high demand for jobs that avoid the morning commute, scams involving ...
Business Insider

The rise of job offer scams

Amid a rocky labor market, job scam texts are targeting people desperate for work. Gen Z and millennials are falling for it. It's easy to read a text offering what is clearly a fake job and think, ...
Yahoo

Job seekers warned after remote job scam reports linked to Huntsville

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BBB North Alabama is warning job seekers about a reported employment scam involving remote data entry positions advertised under ...
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Eye on Scams: Employment scams targeting grads, remote workers

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly 20% of the U.S. workforce now works from home. Brielle Blanchard, Interim CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Acadiana ...