Fake 'recruiter' texts promising easy money are everywhere. Paste the message for an instant read — real opportunity, questionable, or likely scam.
A real job never costs you money. If an offer seems too good or rushes you onto WhatsApp, checking it first can protect your savings — and your identity.
Quick answer — A real recruiter contacts you about a specific role from a company email domain and never asks you to pay for training or equipment, or to receive and forward money. Unsolicited texts promising high pay for vague tasks, or pushing you onto WhatsApp/Telegram, are job scams. Never pay for a job, and never move money through your own account for an 'employer'.
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How to tell a real job offer / recruiter scam from a fake
A real recruiter contacts you about a specific role from a real company email domain, never guarantees big pay for trivial work, never asks you to pay for training/equipment or to receive-and-forward money, and runs a normal interview — not an instant offer over text. Scams cold-message you to lure you onto WhatsApp/Telegram, then run a task/commission scam, advance-fee, or money-mule scheme.
Red flags
Unrealistic pay for almost no work (e.g. '$600/day for 60–90 minutes').
Cold contact by SMS/WhatsApp/Telegram from an unknown number, or 'text this number'.
Sender address doesn't match the real company (e.g. 'Amazon' from a random domain).
Asks for an upfront fee/deposit, gift cards, or your bank details to 'process payments'.
What to do
Paste the message above to flag the scam signals.
Don't reply, text the number, or move to WhatsApp/Telegram.
Never pay for a job or 'receive and forward' money — that's a money-mule crime.
Verify any real opening on the company's official careers site, and report/delete the message.
FAQ
Is a job offer by text from a company a scam?
Almost always, if it's unsolicited, promises high pay for little work, comes from a number or non-company domain, and pushes you to WhatsApp/Telegram. Real recruiters use company email and a normal interview. Paste it above to check.
Why do job scammers ask you to move to WhatsApp or Telegram?
To get you off a monitored channel and into a private chat where they run the real scam — fake 'task' commissions, an upfront 'training/equipment' fee, or using your bank account to launder money. Don't move the conversation there.
Official sources
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