I found a news article from the Enid News and Eagle (Enid, OK) warning of a scam targeting clients of Oklahoma's unemployment services. The perpetrators attempt to charge a fee for providing services that are free through the Oklahoma Unemployment Commission or Workforce Oklahoma.
Identifying scams and educating job seekers of them part of the hidden job duties of employment specialists.
Other scams to watch out for, most of which I've seen firsthand with jobseekers I serve:
Fake job postings, especially on free craigslist sites, that are either tools for spam, avenues to gain access to personal information, or are looking for participants in fraudulent schemes.
Spam job search sites, which require an extensive registration process that goes through many opt-out advertising offers and includes sensitive information such as social security numbers.
Re-mailing and fund transferring schemes.
A classic that happened in a onestop system I worked in: individuals posing as recruiters took advantage of onestop center conference rooms available to employers in order to receive applications and conduct interviews for imaginary jobs, which was a method of gaining personal information from dozens of jobseekers. Organizational policies changed to require verification of all employers conducting business through the onestop.
Work-at-home or buy-a-business scams seem to be lower risks to me because they require high upfront payments which the jobseekers I have worked with are not willing or able to pay.
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