![]() Join our Telegram channel for more entertaining and informative articles at or download the Goody Feed app here: What You Should DoĪccording to Scam Alert, members of the public should be wary of employers who require payment before you start work or job offers that promise high returns for little effort. One even claimed to have lost $300,000.Īccording to a Goody Feed staff member who often receives these messages, the messages would usually be from a local female name as well with an attractive female as a profile image, and after a while, the account would be deleted. Many other posts on the Scam Alert site told similar tales, all starting with a message on Telegram. The victim said he has lodged a police report, but warned that the scammer is still recruiting “part-time workers” on Telegram and Facebook. But he was told repeatedly to “top up” money in his account-up to $2,000 at one point-and realised he had been scammed when he didn’t get his money back. Since he got his money back after the first round of tasks, the victim thought the job was legitimate. Kaspersky Internet Security for Android has added a new feature, Safe Messaging, which prevents users from opening malicious links that they receive in messenger apps (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Hangouts) and through SMS. The victim was told he’d start earning a commission-20%-once he completed 40 such tasks in half an hour or less. But of course, these payments are often made to private bank accounts, the accounts owned by scammers. In other similar scams, this is done by paying for products in advance in return for commissions. The “job” he was tasked with was boosting the sales of merchants online. Some entice applicants to buy equipment or software from the scammers in preparation for a nonexistent job. He was then asked to click on a link that was provided and create an account there. Job application scams have been around in various forms for years. The victim thought it was a legitimate offer as Jennifer was using a local number. After making his interest known, the victim was instructed to carry on his conversation with a woman called Jennifer over WhatsApp. The victim had received a message on Telegram about a part-time job offer. WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Hangouts, Signal. Youre contacted by chat applications (i.e. In a post on the site Scam Alert, an anonymous netizen detailed how he lost $1,300 in such a scam last year. Youre contacted by text message without providing consent first. ![]() One such scam is a job scam which has become prevalent on Telegram. And if you happen to fall for their ruse, you could end up losing a lot of money. ![]()
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