Sophisticated scammers targeting job seekers with industry-specific schemes

Eamonn Carr has a warning for job-seekers.

He received a job offer after he listed his contact information in the Maryland Film Office directory.

"Put in their name, info and resume and you're just in a directory that assistant directors or producers can kind of go to if they need extra hands on a project, so that they contact you," Carr said.

As a recent college graduate, Carr was looking for production work. So when someone claiming to be film producer Jamie Buckner offered him a job, he listened.

"They said they wanted to take me on as a production assistant and that they were willing to pay $1,500, which is way more than I think anyone is ever paid to be a production assistant," Carr said.

But he wanted to know more about the opportunity and sent his name, address, and phone number as requested.

"They sent, like it was a whole list of like lighting equipment, and they said they were going to pay me up front and that they would walk me through purchasing the equipment and everything, and that's when it really clicked for me that it was like definitely not legitimate," Carr said.

The scammer even asked to meet at a local restaurant. Instead, Carr reached out to someone he trusted — his mother, Nancy, who works with AARP to warn others about scams.

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