‘Urgent hiring need—no interview required.’ How to spot and avoid fake recruiters from major companies

From Amazon to Google to Target, scammers are increasingly pretending to be from desirable employers dangling a job opportunity in exchange for personal info or money. The companies themselves tell you how to stay safe.

Lurking on sites like LinkedIn and Indeed, or among your incoming text messages and emails, lies yet another disappointment to dodge in the already lacking job market: fake recruiters.