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Job Scams
Federal Trade Commission, FTC Consumer Advice, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- The US Federal Trade Commission's consumer advice on job scams, including the rule that real employers do not ask you to pay to get a job.
- How much weight it carries
- Official US consumer-protection guidance. It is general advice, not specific to transcription.
Facts taken from this source
- The Federal Trade Commission says that if someone asks you to pay to get a job, that is a scam, and honest employers will never ask you to.
“If someone asks you to pay to get a job, that's a scam.” (Job scams article)
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