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Aug 29, 2023 · Freelance job scams are on the rise in Canada amid increasing unemployment and a growing threat of cybercrimes targeting Canadians.. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre issued an alert on Aug. 25 ...
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Aug 28, 2023 · It could be a scam, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. Have you gotten a job offer recently to work freelance to boost the profile of an app and be paid with cryptocurrency?
- Alexandra Mae Jones
Crypto job fraud. Scammers will contact you by text message, WhatsApp, email or Messenger after you have shared your resume and contact information on job recruitment websites. Using names of real companies in Canada, scammers offer you a freelance job opportunity to "boost" products, apps or videos using software created by the scammers.
Dec 23, 2020 · According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre there were 2,100 job-related scam complaints across the country by the end of November 2020 compared to 1,764 in all of 2019. Many job scams are ...
Aug 7, 2020 · Job scams are on the rise and becoming more sophisticated, said Jeff Thomson, senior RCMP intelligence analyst at the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. In 2019, the centre received more than 2,400 job ...
Sep 9, 2021 · Employment scams targeting job seekers in a turbulent pandemic job market are on the rise, according to a study conducted by the Better Business Bureau. Reports from scammed job seekers nearly ...
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Jan 22, 2022 · Scammers know job-seekers are in a vulnerable position, and willing to provide their personal information or even money to secure a job in Canada. If you have fallen for a scam, you are not alone. Online scams have been on the rise since the pandemic started. Stats from Canada's Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) indicate there were
