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New BBB Employment Scams Study Reveals Soaring Numbers - WHIZ - Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting
- BBB finds over 50,000 Ohioans were scammed by employment listings in the last three years.
- Scammers are optimizing their online presence to appear legitimate and attract victims.
- Task-based jobs are a rising method used in scams, with many reports involving text messages.
- Unsolicited offers and misleading matches are common entry points for victims.
- BBB advises reporting suspected scams through its Scam Tracker.
- Scams have grown even as information about them is widely available.
- BBB Central Ohio highlights local impact and warns residents to be cautious.
- The report emphasizes rapid changes in scam tactics.
- BBB notes unsolicited contact through text messages as a key exposure channel.
- Public action urged: use BBB Scam Tracker for reporting.
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