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More unemployed workers fall victim to scams

Posted at 7:32 AM, Jun 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-24 10:32:53-04

The BBB's study looks at scammers who pretended to be representatives of well-known businesses.

The scam involved tricking victims into sending them money by claiming to be offering them a job.

53% of the victims of these scammers were unemployed when they were targeted.