Task scams are on the rise. According to the FTC, the number of them increased from 5,000 in 2023 to 20,000 in just the first six months of 2024. Scammers apparently managed to rake in $88 million in ...

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How We Found Ourselves Inside a Scam Those comments we noticed on our article were oddly flat. “Very helpful,” read one. “The ...

In the age of high speed internet and with working from home arrangements becoming more prevalent, it is easier than ever to find a job that allows you to work from anywhere and anytime. With people ...

Has your iPhone dinged with a Messages or WhatsApp notification recently about a curious job offer? You’re not alone, as today’s FTC warning about text message gamified job scams—or ‘task scams’—makes ...

ATLANTA — A Georgia woman says what began as a promising part-time, remote job quickly unraveled into a costly scam, one that federal authorities say is becoming increasingly common. “My thing was to ...

Sophisticated job scams are on the rise, using AI to draft elaborate, personalized pitches from phony recruiters. Here are the signs of a job scam.

A hot potato: According to recent data highlighted by the FTC, user complaints regarding online job scams designed around game-like tasks are skyrocketing. These so-called "task scams" have ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about a significant rise in gambling-like online job scams, known as "task scams," that draw people into earning cash through repetitive tasks, with the ...

So you’re retired. Whether it’s been a long-awaited sigh of relief or a much-dreaded stage of your life, it’s here now. You finally have more time. But maybe there’s a way to make some extra cash in ...