{
  "slug": "fake-employers-job-scams",
  "title": "The company was real. The recruiter was not.",
  "summary": "Job seekers lost close to $363 million to employment scams in 2025. Hiring asks candidates to prove everything and employers to prove nothing.",
  "lede": "Job seekers reported close to $363 million in employment scam losses in 2025. The reason the scam works is structural: hiring requires the candidate to prove everything about themselves, and requires the employer to prove nothing at all. Here is what a verifiable employer would look like, and why the first company to sign its offers will quietly win.",
  "date": "2026-09-22",
  "reading_time": "17 min read",
  "category": "Workforce",
  "tags": ["job scams", "fake recruiter", "employment fraud", "verified employer", "hiring security", "candidate protection"],
  "image": "https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/Fake%20Employer%20Job%20Scams/1200_630/blog.jpg",
  "url": "/blog/fake-employers-job-scams.html",
  "wordcount": 4757,
  "related": ["identity-continuity-hire-to-offboard", "verify-without-calling-issuer", "deepfake-hiring-playbook"],
  "schema": "Article"
}