Analysis of Employment Fraud Scam: "You Interview for US Company, We Do the Work" Scheme
By
marttilaine
Crackles when you bite it. Shows the baker did the work.
Summary
The article discusses a specific employment fraud scam where scammers recruit people to act as fronts for fake US company positions. The scam involves individuals interviewing for US companies while the scammers actually do the work, with the recruited person receiving a cut of the salary. The article explores how this scam works and potential benefits for scammers, including data mining or disappearing after first salary payments. The author received a scam email about this opportunity and seeks insights into the scam mechanics.
Key quotes
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How does the scammer benefit from this operation?
Personal / private data mining, but this seems quite work intensive for that purpose
Actually going through with the whole scam and disappearing after first salary payments come through
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