Look for the telltale signs of a job scam
VIEWER. SURE, MOST OF US WOULD LIKE TO STAY AND WORK FROM HOME, STAY IN OUR COMFY CLOTHES ALL DAY LONG AND MAKE A LOT OF MONEY, RIGHT? WELL, SCAMMERS KNOW THAT TOO, AND THAT’S WHY THEY TRY TO PULL OFF SCAMS LIKE THIS. A VIEWER SENT ME THIS TEXT MESSAGE SHE GOT CLAIMING THAT HER RESUME HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED TO A REMOTE WORK COMPANY, AND SHE WAS IMMEDIATELY BEING OFFERED AN ONLINE JOB. CHECK OUT THE BENEFITS. WORKING JUST 30 TO 60 MINUTES PER DAY, A WIDE SALARY RANGE, AND SHE WOULD BE EARNING NO LESS THAN $9,000 PER MONTH. SO LET’S DO THE MATH ON THAT. $9,000 A MONTH COMES OUT TO A SALARY OF $108,000 A YEAR, WORKING NO MORE THAN 60 MINUTES A DAY. SIGN ME UP, FOLKS. ACCORDING TO ZIPRECRUITER, THE AVERAGE WORK AT HOME SALARY IN PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT $58,000. JOB SCAMS LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN GROWING FOR A WHILE. OUR VIEWER KNEW THIS ONE WAS A SCAM FOR TWO REASONS ONE, SHE NEVER APPLIED FOR A JOB. TWO, SHE TELLS ME SHE’S BEEN RETIRED FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. NO JOB DESCRIPTION. AN IMMEDIATE OFFER, AND AN EXTREMELY HIGH SALARY FOR DOING ALMOST NOTHING. THE WARNING SIGNS HERE ARE EASY TO SPOT, BUT SADLY, THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WILL TAKE THE BAIT AND FALL VICTIM TO THIS JOB SCAM.
Finding legitimate work-from-home opportunities became popular during the pandemic.However, the popularity of remote work has also led to a rise in scams targeting job seekers.Sure, most of us would like to work from home, stay in our comfy clothes all day and make a lot of money.Scammers know that, too, and that's why they pull off scams like this.A viewer sent News 8 a text message she got, saying that her resume had been recommended to a remote work company, and she was immediately being offered an online job.Check out the benefits: work just three to 60 minutes per day, a wide salary range and she would earn no less than $9,000 per month.Let's do the math on that. $9,000 a month comes out to a salary of $108,000 per year.According to Zip Recruiter, the average work-at-home salary in Pennsylvania is about $58,000.Job scams like this have been growing for a while.Our viewer knew this one was a scam for two reasons: she never applied for a job and she has been retired for 10 years. No job description, an immediate offer and an extremely high salary for doing almost nothing.The warning signs here are easy to spot, but sadly, there are people out there who will take the bait and fall victim to this job scam.
Finding legitimate work-from-home opportunities became popular during the pandemic.
However, the popularity of remote work has also led to a rise in scams targeting job seekers.
Sure, most of us would like to work from home, stay in our comfy clothes all day and make a lot of money.
Scammers know that, too, and that's why they pull off scams like this.
A viewer sent News 8 a text message she got, saying that her resume had been recommended to a remote work company, and she was immediately being offered an online job.
Check out the benefits: work just three to 60 minutes per day, a wide salary range and she would earn no less than $9,000 per month.
Let's do the math on that. $9,000 a month comes out to a salary of $108,000 per year.
According to Zip Recruiter, the average work-at-home salary in Pennsylvania is about $58,000.
Job scams like this have been growing for a while.
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Our viewer knew this one was a scam for two reasons: she never applied for a job and she has been retired for 10 years.
No job description, an immediate offer and an extremely high salary for doing almost nothing.
The warning signs here are easy to spot, but sadly, there are people out there who will take the bait and fall victim to this job scam.
