Language programs such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT are another potential tool for scammers to to create profile photos that can fool human eyes very easily. Jobseekers on LinkedIn are being defrauded out of money after taking part in fake recruitment processes set up by scammers who pose as employers, before obtaining personal and financial information. The fraud is getting more professional in its deception as websites and Skypeprofiles are being set up, phone numbers with a seemingly professional operator pick up the phone and answer on the company’s behalf.
FTC: 75% increase in job-related and business scams in 2022
