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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

Recruitment scam warning as young adults ‘offered jobs they never applied for’

More than a third of young adults surveyed for Virgin Media O2 would be tempted to respond to an attractive offer even if they doubted it was genuine (Alamy/PA) -

Nearly half (47%) of Gen Z adults aged 18 to 24 have received a message offering a job they had not applied for, a survey indicates.

Virgin Media O2, which commissioned the research, warned that recruitment scams can seem convincing, with victims being tricked into sending money or paying a fee, or into clicking links or downloading software.

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