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Flexible, remote work sounds like a dream for most because it’s easy and convenient — but that means it can be easy and convenient for potential scammers, too. I’ve worked with women to find remote jobs for over 25 years, so I’ve seen a variety of different scams vying to steal money or personal information from victims seeking work-from-home jobs.
One, in particular, went a little something like this: A company reached out to me randomly one day, offering an interview. I, of course, had not applied for any position — in fact, I was busy running my own business. However, working in the remote job sector, I decided to do a little sleuthing about this very obvious scam.
The email had a signature complete with the person’s photo. The email address seemed to match the name of the company. It looked professional and seemed well done. I asked them how they found me. They said they used a staffing agency, but I was not working with any sort of staffing agency.
I replied to the email asking for more information. The person on the other end responded almost immediately saying that more information would be given during the job interview. They did list the salary for the job in this message, and it was extremely high. Again, I asked for more information. The company refused to give any, pushing heavily for an interview instead — another red flag.
