First, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
If someone promises you can make thousands of dollars a month doing a suspiciously easy job with very few hours, it’s probably a scam. An unrealistic job description will often be vague and general, while an actual job posting will have a brief, detailed description of the job’s responsibilities and expectations.
Fake employers will also ask you to provide them with a payment method very early on. They often say you are paying for the laptop or the laptop shipping fee, so you need to provide your bank information for them to send you the refund.
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Do not give them your bank information, as they will wipe your account and you may have a hard time dealing with your bank to get your money back. Sometimes these scammers will ask for other personal information like your social security number, bank verification number, or credit card information.
In previous years, it could have been fairly easy to spot a job scam, as one telltale sign was a job posting written with poor grammar. Spelling errors and lots of grammar mistakes are bright red signs that job listings are fraudulent.
But as general AI becomes more advanced, chatbots like ChatGPT can be leveraged to write impressively accurate job descriptions. If a job scammer uses AI to write job descriptions, you’ll have to pay closer attention to the employer’s identity to determine if the listing is fake.
