Fraud | 'Fake recruiter' tricked friend in SEVEN-MONTH job scam

Recruitment fraud can take on a number of different guises; a fraudster may post a fake job advert in an attempt to gain access to jobseekers’ details, while others may try and scam job hopefuls out of thousands of pounds.

And it seems this isn’t going away any time soon, as Keith Rosser, Chair and Board Director of SAFERjobs, previously stated that ‘in the last two years we have witnessed a 300% rise in recruitment-related fraud and misconduct’, Luminate Prospects reported.