Have You Encountered This Type of Sketchy Remote Job When Job Hunting?
@DeepOrWhimsical (22)
United States
August 3, 2024 4:15pm CST
So, I've been searching for work-at-home jobs, and have had several WhatsApp responses, inviting me to join different companies that pay in USDT crypto currency, and when I went to at least 4 different websites and have registered for the accounts at the referred websites, I have gone from being excited about the job potential of these sites, to being quite disappointed.. and here is why ~
They all look like clones.. the websites, supposedly, they are different companies; and upon the brief training that I received from the hiring individuals who WhatsApp texted me, I was trained to complete tasks. These tasks required me to boost sales of different products, by giving good reviews. A little sketchy, to say the least..
Along with the fact that there could be a bonus package task, that would prompt me to invest my own money, just to get it back upon completion of the tasks.
Now, have you encountered any of these type of shady job offerings, when searching for a remote work-at-home job? And what are your thoughts about them?
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8 responses
@snowy22315 (179488)
• United States
4 Aug
Yes, and it seemed scammy to me so I didn't pursue it. A legit recruiter isn't going to go thru What's App anyway
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@DeepOrWhimsical (22)
• United States
4 Aug
Recently? So, you are familiar with it. How about that?
It's a Tgtbt: to good to be true, kind of job; yes?
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@GardenGerty (160402)
• United States
4 Aug
All those are scams. Be especially wary of the package mailing one.
@dfollin (25351)
• United States
4 Aug
Yes I need at remote/ work at home job too desparatly or I might end up homeless. But I will not do anything that says crypto, they are usually scams. Let me warn you that there has been one recently that I got one on notification that ended up on What's app from Robert Half company. I went through the training then started working. Then I was told in order for me to claim my pay I was going to have to pay $40 to upgrade. I repeated I didn't have it and that they could take the $40 from my pay. She proceeded that I could not do that to go borrow the $40 from family or a friend. I told her that I could not do that and was then told when I had the money to contact her back,lol I called the Robert Half company and reported her. I was told it was a scam. And as far as crypto, I don't really understand how you get actual money from that anyway.
@LindaOHio (176191)
• United States
4 Aug
They are all scams. You are not supposed to be paid for posting a false review. And the ones that make you pay for the item I would stay away from. Good luck. Have a good day.
@RevivedWarrior (1917)
• India
4 Aug
Golden rule : Stay away from all jobs who is willling to pay you in crypto currency . All of them are looking to scam people involved. Most of the times, they target people who look at remote jobs. I have received multiple times messages inviting me for a job which needs only my review comment and would be paid handsomely. I got one three days from Indonesia for such ones. And all the numbers seem to be fake as well.Again , any job that is asking for money or investing is doomed and is all scam ones. So stay away from these. There are such scams all over the globe. Choose to be with one where the company has an operational phone , email and pay you in currency
@jstory07 (139305)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Aug
If it seems like a scam I just get out of the site really quick.
