Employment scams were the riskiest scams in 2018, according to a report from the Better Business Bureau, Tech-Savvy Scammers Work to Con More Victims: 2018 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report.

The report is based on data supplied by consumers to BBB Scam Tracker and is based on the BBB Risk Index, an algorithm that calculates exposure, susceptibility, and monetary loss to offer a more accurate assessment of scam risk.