Recruitment scams are a serious, but often overlooked risk to job seekers. Those responsible for these schemes often play on the victim's stress levels or professional ego, by using authority to offer something that could be life changing, often with large salaries. I've personally experienced a recruitment scam. In this post, we'll explore the scam that targeted me, and the steps I took that prevented me from becoming a victim. \r\n According to the FBI, victims have reported employment scams since early 2019, with the average loss per victim coming out to about $3,000 USD, in addition to damage to their credit reports. Around the same time the FBI was collecting fraud data,  the FTC issued an advisory  to the public warning about recruitment scams - particularly executive recruitment scams, like the one I received. \r\n Typical employment scams will consist of convincing a victim to pay advance fees for job placement or training materials.…