Looking for a job? Watch out for these scams

LTC Eugene Chu
"(CNN)The strong labor market has given us near record low unemployment, higher wages -- and an unfortunate uptick in the number of reports of job seekers getting scammed.

"We are definitely seeing job scams," said Rhonda Perkins, attorney and chief of staff of the Federal Trade Commission's division of marketing practices. In 2021, the agency received more than twice the number of job scam reports than in 2020, Perkins said. And in the first quarter of this year, there's been more than 16,000 complaints filed.
Job scams have been around for a while and the tactics scammers use can vary. Some will try to gain access to your personal information, while others might solicit payments from you or hire you for an illegal task, such as reshipping luxury goods that were bought using stolen credit cards.
So if you're looking for a job, here are some of the red flags experts say to look for when reviewing potential opportunities:"...