In October 2009, I attended the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) eCrime Researchers Summit to present trends in job fraud. This report included statistical data on:

– the correlation between job fraud, unemployment and the economic recession
– which countries are targeted and why
– how people are finding out about job fraud
– which fraudulent job offers are most common
– which people, companies and industries are affected

Topics discussed included observations about the consequences of job fraud, challenges in dealing with job fraud, the impact of job fraud and possible solutions.

Given the current economic climate, and the fact that the situation has worsened rather than improved since I created this report, I think this information bears repeating.

So here it is again, displayed in slides. You can also download a PDF version of the report at PhishBucket.org.