Scam or NotScam No. 0222026-11-01
Is this text a scam?
SCAM
RRemote Hiring Team
Text Message · Today 9:41
Hi! We saw your profile and you're a perfect fit for our remote data entry role. $35/hr, start this week. Only 2 spots left so reply today. To lock your spot, send a $45 onboarding fee by payment app. Then we'll send your start kit.
Recreated from FTC Consumer Alerts 'What are the signs of a scam?' which describes a fake job offer that asks for a fee before hiring, pressure to hurry, and payment by payment app.
3 red flags
- RED FLAG 1Out of the blueYou never applied, yet this offer just showed up in your messages.
Source: “Scammers contact you unexpectedly.” link - RED FLAG 2Rush to replyPushing you to answer today leaves no time to check their story.
Source: “Scammers tell you to hurry. They don’t want you to have time to think or to check out their story.” link - RED FLAG 3Pay to get hiredA job offer that asks you to pay a fee first is a scammer's move.
Source: “A scammer might offer you a (fake) job, but say you need to pay a fee before you get hired.” link
Safe move
Look them up yourself
Find the company's real contact info on your own and ask if this offer exists.
Source: “If you’re not sure if a call or message is real, reach out to the business, organization, or person — even if they’re claiming to be a friend or relative — using contact information you looked up yourself and know to be true.” link
Find the company's real contact info on your own and ask if this offer exists.
Source: “If you’re not sure if a call or message is real, reach out to the business, organization, or person — even if they’re claiming to be a friend or relative — using contact information you looked up yourself and know to be true.” link
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