Every day, people you know are seeing phony business opportunities, work-at-home scams, shady employment agencies, and scammy multi-level marketing schemes. 

Job seekers don’t have the time or resources to waste on fake opportunities, but there are some ways to spot these scams. 

Watch this video as Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson explains.

Protecting American workers from these kinds of practices is a priority for the FTC — in fact, that’s why the Chairman launched a Labor Task Force to keep the agency’s focus on these issues. And reports to the FTC show that these scams are alive and well. 

Check out&nbsp;<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/now-leaving?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2Fapp%2Fprofile%2Ffederal.trade.commission%2Fviz%2Fshared%2F6WNZ8JQQK&amp;back_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconsumer.ftc.gov%2Fconsumer-alerts%2F2025%2F09%2Fhow-spot-job-scam%3Futm_source%3Dgovdelivery">this&nbsp;dashboard</a>&nbsp;to see what reports and losses look like. And if you spot a job scam, tell the FTC:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/">ReportFraud.ftc.gov</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p><i>Federal Trade Commission</i></p><p>Every day, people you know are seeing phony business opportunities, work-at-home scams, shady employment agencies, and scammy multi-level marketing schemes. </p><p>Job seekers don’t have the time or resources to waste on fake opportunities, but there are some ways to spot these scams. </p><p>Watch this video as Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson explains.</p><div><iframe title="vimeo-player" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1117230566?h=7ad21a6940" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share"   allowfullscreen></iframe></div><p>Protecting American workers from these kinds of practices is a priority for the FTC — in fact, that’s why the Chairman launched a Labor Task Force to keep the agency’s focus on these issues. And reports to the FTC show that these scams are alive and well. </p><p>Check out&nbsp;<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/now-leaving?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2Fapp%2Fprofile%2Ffederal.trade.commission%2Fviz%2Fshared%2F6WNZ8JQQK&amp;back_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconsumer.ftc.gov%2Fconsumer-alerts%2F2025%2F09%2Fhow-spot-job-scam%3Futm_source%3Dgovdelivery">this&nbsp;dashboard</a>&nbsp;to see what reports and losses look like. And if you spot a job scam, tell the FTC:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/">ReportFraud.ftc.gov</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

🎥 Federal Trade Commission: How to spot a job scam