Topic: Scams

Beware that “special” opportunity

The image above is of a message that I received just a little while ago on LinkedIn.

Now some of you are immediately, going “scam” 😃 If you are in that category, read no more — this post is probably of no use to you. If you thought, even for a fraction of a second, that the message might be legit, then read on … I have a bridge to sell you 😀

Kidding … I don’t sell bridges, I sell specialized services 😀

All kidding aside, this kind of message should be setting off all kinds of alarms if you received it.…

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Jobs that are too good to be true

Recently, I came across a job posting which said something along the lines of: remote part-time work, $1K to $2K, located in Europe or America, collaborative work etc.

Being curious, I responded expecting some sort of a part time development opportunity. But what I heard back was a little bit different 😃

Basically, I was told that the person who posted the job — let’s call them OP — was representing a group of people who had been finding remote development work on places like Upwork, but that they were being discriminated against by potential employers because of their geographic location.…

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