Looking for a high paying remote job with no training? You’re a scammer’s dream.

You post your resume online.

Soon, you get a “too good to be true” offer.

It’s usually a simple job, needing no training and it pays a lot.

And you’re hired through text, never seeing the employer.

Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker shows what can happen next

A San Marcos victim got a big first paycheck and was told to send $1,000 to pay for software.

A San Diego State student deposited the $1,400 check they received, and sent $500 of it to a co-workers as instructed.

Both found their checks were fake and their money gone.

That’s how the employment scam usually works.

But scammers are now changing it up with confusing, more complicated schemes that mean more people losing A LOT more money.

BBB Scam Tracker shows workers are being told to set up special accounts controlled by the fake employers and linked to their own bank accounts.

They then have to fund the accounts with their own money and only get paid if those accounts stay positive and don’t “go negative.”

A Chula Vista man says he was hired to “boost” certain products online.

He had to fund an account with his money to “buy” the products then get reimbursed with an added 5% commission. He lost $20,000.

A San Diego woman lost $5,900 in a similar scam.

Another complainant says “I had to create a digital wallet, add money to it, convert it to Bitcoin.”

If the account “went negative”, they had to cover it with their own money.

“I don’t even know how the negatives are calculated,” they said after losing $85,000.

Folks, all of this is just made up mumbo jumbo that scammers throw at you quickly to confuse.

It’s not your fault that you don’t get it. But it is our responsibility to understand everything before getting involved. 

If it doesn’t make sense, don’t do it. Call BS when you see it!

If you’re looking for a job, protect yourself and know the scam warning signs:

-pay that’s too high for a job too easy

-hired through text with no training

-being asked to send money, buy crypto or link accounts.

A job is a way to make money, not lose it.

Protect yourself from scams and bad business practices: joeknowsbetter.bbbcommunity.org;

bbb.org/local/1126/joe-knows-better.

Report scams to the California Attorney General’s office – peopleclerk.com/post/california-attorney-general-complaint and to the BBB Scam Tracker at bbb.org where you can check reviews and for Accredited Businesses before hiring.

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