Potential job scam alert, better pay attention

I got the following email today and want to share some things that people might not be aware of that could be in question.

Note, any spelling mistakes should be left in tact and should not be edited. The link is given, but is not linked.

Blank space is left in, and they even provide a click here to the same site at the unsubscribe portion and a mailing address.

Hey,

If you’d like to get paid to chat with people in real time, we need to talk. We’re currently hiring more live chat assistants to talk to website visitors.

We are currently hiring new live chat assistants. You will work for businesses answering live chat messages on their website or social media accounts. These are remote positions, meaning that you can do the work online from anywhere. You can read full details of the job (and apply) below:

Click here to complete your application if you are interested.

What you will be doing: As a live chat assistant, you will be paid to reply to live chat messages on a business’s website or social media accounts. This includes answering customer questions, providing sales links, and offering discounts. You will chat in real-time, using online software to converse with customers and potential buyers.

Contract length: No fixed term

Rate: $35 per hour

Skills/background needed: You must have a device that can access social media and website chat functions. This can be a phone, tablet, or laptop. You must be able to follow instructions and work independently. You should also have a reliable internet connection.

Hours per week: 5 – 40 hours a week

Location: You can work online from your country.

Live chat assistants are in huge demand worldwide right now. So if you qualify, click here to complete your application now.

Looking out for you,

To stop receving emails from us:
or send post-mail To 8550 Lake Ave. New York, NY 108550

The link starts you out by actually going to a site called http://www.charitycapture.shop which I won’t link to.

After tapping on the apply button, it verifies you’re not a human and then redirects you to a completely different domain.

If this were a legitimate job posting, you’d be redirected to apply through a job site. And, if you read the web page, when it asks you what you want to earn, the highest amount is $1000 and I’m not sure if that’s per week or what.

Most jobs don’t have entries earning $1,000 per week, so I’d be leary about something like this.

It actually comes from the same domain, not necessarily from a job search site.

As disclosed earlier postings show, if you didn’t go searching for it, and if it looks too good to be true like this one, you’ll want to run. Viewing the web page as I did, found some spelling situations.

I didn’t give the full URL in my post here as I don’t want anyone to get hurt.

While the chatting for companies job sounds great, I don’t think they appeared on a job board, and I’d be reading the entire description before I chose to apply or not like I did here.

Be aware, be alert, and learn.