Morning Live STEM Insert

Episode
Job Scams
Broadcast Info
2024 (8 mins)
Description
With budgets tight so for many, the promise of extra cash every month for simple jobs you can do from your sofa might sound attractive. But presenter Gordon Smart, with The Open University, find out how it could be a scam, meeting one man who lost over £60,000. We’re sharing the psychological techniques fraudsters use to draw people in and why emojis in messages could be a warning sign. Dr Ian Kenny advises on how to protect yourself from job scams
Genre
Technology; Computing; Crime

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The Open University, "Morning Live STEM Insert". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/251427 (Accessed 12 Jul 2025)