0 Engagements Job scams are not a post-pandemic phenomenon but have certainly become more rampant since the economy took a hit from Covid-19, experts said. There were 133 cases of job scams reported last year, with about $220,000 lost by victims. This was more than triple the 36 cases reported in 2019, where about $72,000 was scammed. The higher unemployment rates last year could have seen more job seekers falling victim to scams, said Ms Jaya Dass, managing director of recruitment firm Randstad Singapore. "Many job seekers, especially those who have been out of a job for a long period of time or are less educated, are more likely to fall victim to such scams," she said.