Job Scams Cost Aussies Over $8 Million in 2022

Australia's consumer watchdog is warning jobseekers against giving out their personal details to strangers. karen roach/Shutterstock

Australian jobseekers lost more than $8.7 million (US$5.9 million) to recruitment scams in 2022, new data revealed.

As many as 3,194 recruitment scams had been reported to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s Scamwatch in the past year, with many victims lured by promises of quick money, according to a Jan. 3 statement by the agency.