Fake job ads have become a serious problem in Europe, with new cases reported regularlyaround the continent.
In recent years, Europol and national governments have been urging job seekers to be extra cautious, amid a sharp increase in fraud attempts, mostly on online platforms.
As AI and deepfakes make threats even harder to detect, LinkedIn has been investigating the issue and found that nearly one in three recruiters across the UK and Germany suffered identity theft aimed at circumventing potential candidates.
The research was conducted on 4,000 people in total and shared with Europe in Motion.
How do fake recruiters conduct their scams?
