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Potential employees looking for remote work say they've been targeted by scammers offering them fake jobs: 'They prey on people who are vulnerable'
Scammers are targeting remote job seekers and luring them into fake jobs.
Insider spoke to several people who said they were nearly duped into sending away money, believing it was for at-home work equipment.
The financial scam seems to be surging in popularity amid the age of tech layoffs and remote work
When Roberta Barbosa got a job offer from analytics platform Craft.co in July, she was delighted. The business consultant job was high-paying and seemed like the type of role she envisioned amid her career pivot.
A recruiter had approached her on the freelance platform Fiverr, which she had recently joined.
Despite the fact that the company's chief technology officer switched an interview from video to a phone at the last minute, Barbosa was subsequently impressed by his technological knowledge, and she quickly accepted the role.
Shortly after signing her employment contract, her positive feelings began to shift.
The company's CTO informed Barbosa that she would need to front the money to buy her work-from-home computer and monitor, and asked her to send $15,000 over Zelle with promises of reimbursement.
At the time, Barbosa believed she was speaking to Craft.co's actual CTO, Artem Litvinov. What she didn't know was she was falling victim to a financial scam that has seemingly surged in popularity amid the age of tech layoffs and remote work.
After Barbosa pushed back on the $15,000 request, the relationship turned tense. "He was furious. All of a sudden, the tone of his voice turned crazy," Barbosa said.
Barbosa pleaded with the company's CEO and CTO to let her out of her employment contract, which they had convinced her was legally binding.
Eventually, she hired a lawyer who informed her that she was nearly a victim of a financial crime.
"They didn't get anything from me, but it was a horrific situation," she said.
The real Craft.co did not respond to Insider's request for comment.
Insider spoke with several people who told similar stories: A recruiter approached them with the perfect remote job. After interviewing and accepting the role, they were asked to shell out their own money for equipment, such as computers and monitors, for a remote work set-up, with promises of reimbursement.
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