scams posted as jobs
take this job for example.
https://remoteok.com/remote-jobs/remote-junior-crypto-analyst-trader-begini-1130809
AI ANALYSIS
šØ The Problem: This Has Scam Written All Over It
Beginiās own website describes itself as a ācrypto trading academyā ā not a trading firm. It requires a minimum deposit of $1,000 from trainees, framing it as necessary to ābuild risk.ā ļæ¼
Thatās the tell. Scam Detector gives it a trust score of 16.1 out of 100, flagging it as Controversial, High-Risk, and Unsafe ā with signals of phishing and spamming activity on a newly registered domain. ļæ¼
The FBI has documented this exact playbook: crypto job scams recruit victims with work-from-home roles, provide ātraining,ā then require victims to deposit their own money via crypto. Early on, victims can withdraw small amounts to build trust ā but over time, deposit requirements escalate until they canāt get their money back
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Remote OK
Mar 21
Added [ Report as scam ] button now which runs it through AI to check the apply link and then makes a judgement and sends it to me to check, thanks for letting me know!
Coral Sunshine
Mar 21
Thanks. The sample job I linked in ticket is still live on remoteok site. such a tempting description. Hardly any skills needed. simple tasks. learn from mentor. only 20 hours a week. 50-70k usd.
it is not even the apply link. it is the JD on remoteok site.
AI should scan JD too for too good to be true postings.
Hereās another one that fits the mold:
https://remoteok.com/remote-jobs/remote-crypto-trader-escorial-future-1093995. This appears in ārelated jobsā from the first scam and is āVERIFIEDā.