After a series of interviews, Nicole Becker was ecstatic to receive a job offer from a sportswear brand. But like many Americans navigating a tough job market, she was soon confronted with a sobering reality -- the recruiter was a scammer.
From fake job listings to fraudsters posing as real recruiters, employment scams are exploding online -- fueled by a cooling labor market and a boom in generative AI that experts say has made these schemes more sophisticated than ever.
