Be careful: BBC Report on WhatsApp job scam messages which cost one reader £3,000.

Criminals often use the name of genuine recruitment companies to add credibility to their scams

The BBC are reporting a significant increase in scams related to job seeking. Here at GlosJobs.co.uk, we will never ask you for bank details or payment of any kind, but we want to warn you of such illegal scams.

Recruitment scams involve criminals luring victims with the promise of extra work or income before conning them out of bank details or taking control of their phones to steal money.

When Bella Betterton fell victim to a recruitment scam and had £3,000 stolen, she felt "attacked" and "distraught".

The 18-year-old had been contacted by scammers first via WhatsApp messages and then phone calls and thought she had taken part in a real job interview.

But the fraudsters tricked her card details out of her to steal the money.

New figures show the amount of money reported stolen via recruitment scam text and WhatsApp messages jumped from £20,000 to nearly £1m in the past year (2023).

City of London Police say the number of people reporting these scams to Action Fraud increased more than eightfold.

But this may just be "the tip of the iceberg", according to City of London Police Temporary Commander Oliver Shaw, as this type of fraud is "hugely underreported".

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