People are being urged to beware of job scams (Tim Goode/PA)
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People looking for work are being urged to beware of job scams following an increase in cases of exploitation during the coronavirus pandemic.
Disclosure Scotland said that latest research found nearly three in four jobseekers (74%) applied for jobs that were not genuine during the pandemic.
Some jobseekers even paid money to companies for disclosure checks only to discover the job they had been offered was not real when the check never arrived.