FAKE JOB SCAM Wants Me To Get Naked?
With so many people desperate to make extra money, scammers know it’s the perfect time to run fake job scams on those desperate people. They also know that self-employed independent contractors will be easier to lure in with compelling job offers, that are (unfortunately) fake.
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Here’s what I’m pretty sure is going on with this scam I talked about in the video. I think that this is a nude photo extortion scam. If I were to get on a zoom call naked with this person (I can’t believe I’m even talking about this), they would record the call and have naked images of me, which they would then use to extort money from me. This is a scam I've seen on the news before, and I believe that is what's going on here.
Let me fill you in some other fake job and work-from-home scams so you don’t become a victim.
I’m going to assume you already know that anything that involves someone sending you a check, and you sending money back to them is a scam, so let’s just breeze past that, and talk about the other 2 major end goals of fake job scams, and that’s to get your money, or get your personal information such as your bank account or social security number. Now, any self respecting con-artist isn’t going to just come out and tell you to send them any of that without a good reason, so here are a few of the common ploys they’ll use in order to get you to hand that over:
First is the generic “get rich quick” scheme you see a lot online. I’m not talking about people selling a marketing course, or teaching Amazon FBA, or anything like that. I’m talking about the websites that make claims of extremely high incomes while being extremely vague about exactly what the job involves. Starter pack for a get rich quick scheme are stock images of mansions and yachts, a URL like “get-rich-with-coach-right-now.com” and a headline that says “I went from minimum wage to $50,000/week suckers!” and no further details about how. Basically they’re going to sell you an extremely expensive information packet on how to set up your own website that looks exactly like theirs, and you’re going to sell information packets and you get the rest because the whole thing is a scam.
“undisclosed government jobs” scams: you’re enticed with the offer of high paying, no experience necessary government jobs you can do from home. These jobs are supposedly so secretive and not disclosed to the general public that you’re asked to send payment for this insider information, after which, you get you guessed it nothing. Because government jobs available to the public are all publicly posted.
Trial employment scams: you’re told that you were one of a few people selected for a short trial period of a job you’ve applied for. You’re sent a contract for the job that requires you to fill out fields with personal info including your social security number. After which, you may even be sent some simple work to complete as part of your trial period as to not raise your suspicions, but then, surprise! You didn’t make it past the trial period, because there was no job and they now have all your information.
Have you heard of the “pre-interview direct deposit scam”? Now you have, and it’s exactly what it sounds like, but it’s slick. You’re offered a job via email and told that all payments are done via direct deposit. Then, you’re instructed to fill out some standard direct deposit paperwork with your banking info before they conduct an interview which is more or less going to be a formality. It’s important that you fill out this paperwork before the interview, as your first paycheck is going to be processed directly afterward. (it’s a scam)
"Pay to train" scams: Any time a job is dangled in front of you, and then after being told you’ll be making way more money than you’re expecting, you’re also told you need to pay for some sort of training? You guessed it… scam! Once they’ve got your money, you won’t be hearing from them again.
"At-Home Assembly" scams: you’re told you’ll be paid to assemble products at home and then send them back, except you find out that you have to pay a small up-front fee for the items you’ll be assembling!
The common themes here are that scammers will dangle an opportunity in front of you that often seems too good to be true, and then they’ll request money or sensitive information from you. The most important thing to remember to ensure that you don’t get scammed is that you don’t pay someone for a job opportunity, you don’t give out sensitive personal information, and never get naked on a webcam as part of a job interview.
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