FBI, LinkedIn Warn of Job Scams After $363 Million in 2025 Losses

1 articles · Updated · The Cyber Express · Jul 28

$363 million was lost across 24,688 employment-scam reports in 2025, prompting the FBI and LinkedIn to step up warnings to job seekers.
LinkedIn said AI is making impersonation cheaper and faster, even as it blocks 98.7% of detected scam content before users see it and stops 99.5% of fake accounts proactively.
Money-mule schemes often pose as remote finance or crypto jobs, steering victims to move illicit funds through personal accounts, cash, gift cards or cryptocurrency and exposing them to seized funds and legal risk.
Other fake jobs are used to harvest personal data or lure victims into forced labor abroad—especially in Southeast Asia—where passports can be confiscated and workers trapped in scam compounds.
The FBI and LinkedIn urged applicants to keep conversations on-platform, scrutinize vague high-pay offers, and report suspected fraud quickly to banks and the FBI’s complaint center.