Been actively job searching since I got laid off in July and the amount of fake job texts I'm getting is unreal. Went from maybe 1 a week to 3-4 daily. They're all so obviously scams but I'm wondering if this uptick means scammers know people are desperate right now? The timing feels too coincidental. Thoughts?

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Scammers are incredible opportunists. People become easier to take advantage of during times of desperation and scammers are always quick to jump on that. Some of these scams are so realistic, too. My Mom has almost fallen for them twice now.

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I think people scam in good times and in hard times. Whether the economy is great or awful. I don't necessarily think it's an indicator of anything significant.

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I will say this, I am employed and get scam job offer text messages to my work phone. Along with offers to purchase land that I do not own. More of our information is being sold and stolen so it's easier to just send mass messages to people and see who answers so that the scam can continue

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The thing with scams is that if you're seeing them, they must be working. Scammers can send out thousands or millions of approaches, and they only need a few victims to make it worthwhile. I'm assuming the job market has people desperate enough so they're jumping at things they would normally ignore, and scammers can take advantage of that.

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