Why that remote job interview could be a scam With many companies hiring via remote interviews, scammers are taking advantage of that and posing as legitimate recruiters By: John Matarese and last updated 2021-01-14 11:56:02-05 If you are looking for a job during this pandemic, you may have to do your interviewing via Zoom or Skype. Unfortunately, this new way of hiring -- with no face-to-face interview -- has led to a surge in job scams, as one Ohio man learned. Jordan Dixon was recently laid off from his job as a graphic designer due to the pandemic. So he jumped on LinkedIn and quickly found a designer job listing at a company called