These ‘job scammers’ target people desperately searching for work with adverts for fake roles, pretending to interview and even hire people in order to gain their bank details. Ambulance worker Nikki Reynolds was made redundant last year, shortly after her husband had left work to care for his sick parents. You’re drawn into thinking it’s legitimate work by being paid small amounts in exchange for watching videos or reviewing products. I was terrified of telling Simon I’d lost everything – I couldn’t see how he would ever be able to forgive me. I went to the police and reported what had happened, sending screenshots of conversations and details of the bank account I’d paid into.