According to a study conducted in 2023 and 2024, e-mail was the most common contact medium for job scammers, with 30.75 percent, followed by social media, with 20.19 percent. Phone calls and SMS accounted for 12.85 percent and 1.19 percent of job scams, respectively.
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Heimdal. (February 27, 2025). Most common contact medium for job scams worldwide in 2023 and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1598851/most-common-contact-medium-job-scams/
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