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Headline: Beware of Surging Job Recruiting Scams: Protect Yourself from AI-Driven Deception

Headline: Beware of Surging Job Recruiting Scams: Protect Yourself from AI-Driven Deception

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 Early this week, I’m sipping my third coffee and suddenly my phone starts vibrating with a text that reads, “Congratulations! Your resume was selected. Click here to begin onboarding.” Listeners, don’t be fooled. Job recruiting scams are surging again, and they’re sneakier—thanks to AI-driven bots blasting out millions of messages every second, as cybercrime expert Frank Skiba just told The National Desk. This is no coincidence. With the U.S. government shutdown drama creating job insecurity, scammers are pouncing, using fake job offers and links so convincing you’d think you got headhunted by Fortune 500 royalty.

The main rule: Don’t click, don’t reply. The second you interact, you go from bot fodder to prime human target. The scam ups its game, maybe even sends in a “human recruiter” with your name or details scraped from social media. Real companies don’t ask you to pay for training kits, laptops, or background checks. And if you want a job? Go directly to the company’s real website or their LinkedIn—not the link in some random text.

Not all scams are digital. The FBI just announced a major bust: “Operation Silver Shores” took down fifteen members of a transnational gang running a $30-million telemarketing scheme. Using fake timeshare sales and posing as lawyers, they bled hundreds of elderly Americans dry, even copying real attorney license numbers. Fresno, Bakersfield, Texas, Florida—these crooks spanned the map. Federal officials warn: Never pay fees upfront for legal settlements, and only trust payouts you can verify independently. Remember—no legit government agency will request payment to release your own money, and if anyone demands your account or routing number, run, don’t walk.

Meanwhile, some gangs are upgrading from drugs to scams, because fraud is easier money. The lesson? If it involves surprise settlements or urgent legal fees, call your local law enforcement or the FTC and get a sanity check.

It’s not all gloom: Meta just launched upgraded anti-scam tools on WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook. On WhatsApp, if you try to share your screen with an unknown contact—classic move for a “tech support” or “bank agent” scam—a warning pops up. Messenger is now testing AI that flags suspicious messages, offering to scan recent chats for scam patterns, and prompts users to block or report. The Passkeys upgrade means you can ditch passwords and use your fingerprint or face to log in, making account theft a much harder score for criminals. And Meta is rolling out privacy guides and scam alerts, especially targeting seniors in collaborations across the globe.

Add in the basics: never overshare personal details on social media, keep your privacy settings tight, and talk to family—especially teens and seniors—about cyber safety. Scammers are evolving, but so can you. Thanks for listening, techies! If you want the latest in scam-spotting, hacking prevention, or just my next caffeine-fueled rant, subscribe now. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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