Employment fraud, or occupational fraud, is the scamming of people seeking or performing employment, giving them the false hope of earning wages of which they are often desperately in need. There are numerous methods that perpetrators of such schemes use to lure victims. These include promises such as easy hire, easy work, high wages for unskilled labor, flexible hours, a small number of hours paired with a lot of free time, or other attractive offers.
Read more about Employment Fraud: Types of Employment Fraud
Famous quotes containing the words employment and/or fraud:
“What most clearly characterizes true freedom and its true employment is its misemployment.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
“Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)