What should I do if I already engaged?

Stop all communication, report to your local fraud authority, and run any document you signed through Sentari.

Top 7 Job Scam Patterns We Are Seeing in 2026

Sentari indexed millions of postings in 2026. These are the seven patterns showing the steepest growth.

Brand-impersonation recruiters — Gmail/Telegram contacts pretending to be from large employers.
Fake-equipment scams — "Buy your own laptop, we will reimburse" → reimbursement never arrives.
Reshipping mules — "Receive packages at home and forward them."
Crypto-as-payroll — Offers paid in tokens you cannot redeem.
Ghost job listings — Postings re-listed for months that never hire.
AI-generated recruiter profiles — Photos and bios produced by generative tools.
Phishing onboarding portals — Look-alike Workday / Greenhouse portals harvesting SSNs.

Each of these has a distinct linguistic and behavioral fingerprint, which Sentari uses to flag postings before you engage.