For more on scams, see my publications on the subject that are available here. I’m not getting anything out of this except the satisfaction to have thwarted a few scams. The ad will ask the victim to contact Telegram to discuss the deal. Criminals create fake listings for products such as laptops, cameras, and iOS devices on topical sites. The webinar on scams is available here, free, on demand. I recently received an email, inviting me to an online interview/briefing exercise. The Classiscam scheme is a Telegram bot scam that lured 6.5 million from victims. What are they after? I explain how this scam works in my ATA webinar from 2020, which is still more than relevant. The key giveaway that it’s a scam? No large corporation holds interviews via Telegram, Google Hangouts or other free services. Sometimes, they even spoof (impersonate) the “from” email address to make it look as if the corporation really sent that email instead of a free email address (gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.). The alleged interviewer’s name and the corporation keeps changing, but the text and the scam is always the same. NOTE: JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND COMPANY BRIEFINGS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE HR COORDINATOR VIA TELEGRAM. Your swift and timely response matters a lot as this is an immediate hire position… We look forward to having you on the team! With it being an increasingly digital world, remote interviews are more commonplace. This is an online work from home and working hours are flexible. Asking for an interview via messaging service. This would serve as your interview identification number throughout the online hiring process. Coordinator ) and instant message her with his screen name to proceed with the job interview process. on Telegram using this link ( …) or Kindly have Telegram downloaded on any of your devices (either Laptop or both Phone) and add up the Hr. Please indicate your interest in an interview by reaching Dr. If interested, follow the steps below to schedule your interview/Job briefing session: Telegram will be used for the purpose of the interview. Payment will be made via Direct Deposit or Check. Job Type: Part-Time, Full-Time (Freelancer). She would be conducting an online interview/Job briefing with you. Your listing (contact information) that was published on has been reviewed by our HR Department at and we are pleased to invite you to an online interview/briefing exercise. The scammers send out “employment/job offers” that read roughly as follows: These days, a scam that was very prevalent in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic is resurfacing with a vengeance.
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