Jobs & Making Money
Fake job offers, work-from-home schemes, and paying to get hired.
Assembly-Work / Envelope-Stuffing Kit Scam
You pay for a kit to assemble products or stuff envelopes from home, but your finished work is always 'rejected,' and the pay never comes.
Read the guide →Data-Entry / WFH 'Training or Equipment Fee' Scam
A remote data-entry or typing 'job' requires you to pay upfront for training, software, or a starter kit — then delivers no real work.
Read the guide →Fake Government-Job 'Application Fee' Scam
A scam promises a government or postal job in exchange for an application, exam, or processing fee — real government jobs are free to apply for.
Read the guide →Fake Recruiter → 'Interview on Telegram' Scam
A 'recruiter' from a real-sounding company reaches out, moves the 'interview' to a chat app, extends a quick offer, then hits you with equipment/overpayment fraud or identity theft.
Read the guide →Job Offer Scams
Fake remote jobs that pay you with a bad check, ask you to buy supplies, or use you to move money.
Read the guide →MLM / Pyramid 'Be Your Own Boss' Scheme
A 'business opportunity' makes most of its money from recruiting new members and buying inventory, not real sales — and most participants lose money.
Read the guide →Mystery / Secret Shopper Check Scam
A 'mystery shopping' job sends you a check to deposit and spend evaluating stores — including buying gift cards — but the check is fake and you owe it all back.
Read the guide →Nanny / Caregiver Advance-Payment Scam
A 'family' hires you as a nanny or caregiver sight-unseen, sends an advance check for supplies, and asks you to forward part of it — the check is fake.
Read the guide →New-Hire 'Equipment Overpayment' Scam
A new 'employer' sends a check for your home-office equipment, then asks you to buy from a specific vendor or return the extra — leaving you liable when the check bounces.
Read the guide →Task / 'Like-and-Earn' App Prepay Scam
An app 'job' pays small commissions for simple tasks, then requires you to deposit your own money to unlock more tasks or withdraw — which you never can.
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