COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- With more than 14 million Americans unemployed, scam artists are targeting those who are looking for jobs online.

There are several red flags to watch out for when applying online:
- Never give out your bank account or Social Security number
- Don't "scan your ID." Online job applications should not need a copy of your driver's license.
- The contact email address should have a domain. It should never have an email address from a website like Yahoo! or Hotmail.
- Grammatical mistakes and misspellings in the ad.

If you think you've been hacked:
- Close all bank accounts where the scam took place.
- Order a credit report from all three credit bureaus.
- Report the company name, job posting and all contact names to the job site where you found the ad.
- Close the email address associated with the fraud.

For information on how to establish fraud alerts, read Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Fact Sheet 17a on identity theft, CLICK HERE.

FTC Complaint Line:
- Call this number to file a complaint about fraudulent jobs posted on an online job search web site: 1-877-382-4357.
- To file a complaint online, go to www.ftc.gov.

Consumer Agencies In Your Area:
Visit the U.S. Government's Consumer Assistance Directory at www.consumeraction.gov/state.shtml.

To Order Your Credit Reports:
Equifax: 1-800-685-1111
Experian: 1-888-397-3742
TransUnion: 1-800-888-4213

To Place A 'Fraud Alert' On Your Credit Reports:
Equifax: 1-888-766-0008
Experian: 1-888-397-3742
TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289

Examples of what fraudulent jobs look like can be found here, http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/umabtips.html.