1,500 fake job ads led us to a global multi-level marketing scheme | Visual investigations

Summary

Major job-seeking platforms host hundreds of listings for remote travel jobs that promise salaries up to $75,000 with no experience required. CBC Visual Investigations applied online and found that there is no job: The ads lead to a U.S.-based multi-level marketing scheme that asks unsuspecting applicants to pay up front. After flagging the listings to LinkedIn and Monster, nearly 1,500 were taken offline. 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - The rise of fake jobs 1:29 - Exposing misleading job ads 3:50 - What is Evolution Travel? 8:03 - Reining in fake jobs Thumbnail credit: Deidre Norton/Facebook, LinkedIn…

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