Resume.org, a resume-building platform, recently released new findings from a July 2025 survey revealing how widespread job scam texts have become. The survey of 2,034 U.S. adults found that 39% of Americans say they’ve received fake job offers via text message this year.
While most deleted or ignored the message, 14% engaged with the scam in some way, and younger men were especially likely to fall victim. Among Gen Z men, 24% say they interacted with a job scam text, and among millennial men, that figure rises to 31%.
Of those who engaged with these scams, 48% shared personal information and 30% had money stolen from a bank account or credit card. Twenty-two percent say they gave money directly to the scammer, often to pay for fake equipment or training. See more findings.