Fake job ads spell disaster for naive candidates

Jobseekers are being warned over the threat of scammers using job adverts to lure them in - Buxton Advertiser reports.

According to Action Fraud, a cyber-crime reporting centre, fraudsters are utilising job boards to attract unsuspecting candidates and exploit their naivety. The scammers were reported as reaching out to jobseekers, before asking them to sell goods on their behalf – these goods could be anything from cars to machinery.