Scammers try to gain the trust of their victims by posing as members of well-known companies.
“You have been selected for a work-from-home offer” or “you have been chosen for an online job”. An increase in this type of message with false job promises has been reported circulating on WhatsApp, Telegram, and SMS.
A job is promised, with good conditions and interesting money, but it is only a hook to obtain money and personal information from the victims.
If the victim falls for this type of deception, they contact the alleged recruiter, who's a scammer, and begin an exchange of details.
Do not share personal data by email, phone, or text message.
Never share your personal information, such as your credit card number, identification, security codes, or tax identification number.
A lot of people would like to work from home and generate income. Scammers know this, so they post ads, often online, claiming they have jobs where you can earn thousands of dollars a month working from home with little time and effort.
The job could be anything from reshipping products to selling things to your community.
Sometimes scammers try to attract your interest by saying that you can become your own boss, start your own business or set your own hours.
Scammers will start asking victims for money to obtain supposed training certificates or starter kits at work. With the data obtained, then the scammers usually charge expenses to the victim's credit cards, and the victim is trapped in a hoax that only causes them to lose money.
Most scammers use this type of deception which is known as "recruitment fraud". In this sense, they explain that sometimes scammers not only obtain money from their victims but with personal data they can open bank accounts and carry out other types of scams.
As they explain on their official site, “ victims are tricked into sending personal data and transferring money for supposed administrative expenses. It is feared that, with the data provided, accounts will be opened in electronic banks where the money from different fraudulent maneuvers is received.
