Supplementing your income with a job that is not tiring, well paid, a few hours a day from home, is a very attractive proposition. Received by SMS on the telephone of several members of the editorial staff, this message hits the mark. It is in facta scam to the fake job offer. The principle is always the same: you are offered a very simple job which only takes you an hour a day but which is very well paid.
An attractive job offer
The message begins with flattery: “we have noticed that your work experience and CV have been recommended by several online recruitment agencies.” A well-thought-out strategy to invite us to continue reading. This ad continues and offers “a part time job“. The advantage of this job: two hours per day maximum for a daily salary varying from 100 to 1,000 euros. A dream job that still leaves you perplexed. The only condition to qualify for it, “you must be over 20 years old“. However, no details on the missions are mentioned. The fake recruiter invites his victims to contact him on Whatsapp, leaving his telephone number.
This is not an email but a group SMS, received by several recipients. Some nuances are observed depending on the sender. The latter’s email address (here [email protected]) appears in place of his telephone number and changes depending on the message, as does the telephone number to contact. The salary differs from one scam to another, as does the age to qualify for it. Some scammers also offer payment to pass the job interview.
Don’t fall for it
To find out the progress of this scam, Current wife tried to contact these scammers. On three telephone numbers called: two are unattributed and one appears to be spoofed. As for email addresses, none of them exist. A rejection message is automatically sent.
There are clues to put things to rest, because yes, this is a new form of scam whose goal remains that of stealing data or extorting money. “As soon as a person is approached spontaneously, they must show distrust. It should be kept in mind that companies […] will never contact you in this way“, explains Malika Pessard, lawyer at the Consumer Federation (FRC), to our colleagues at Geneva Tribune. At the National Center for Cybersecurity (NCSC), we also remember that we must immediately question “any offer including payments requested in the course of its work“. The goal of scammers is above all to recover the victim’s bank account or personal data for fraudulent use.