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Beware Job Offers Via Text as FTC Says 'Task Scams' Are Skyrocketing
Never trust someone who says they'll pay you just to like things online... as long as you pay them first.
The gamification of text scams skyrocketed in 2024, according to Federal Trade Commission data, contributing to consumers losing hundreds of millions of dollars to schemes they thought were going to pay them instead. Over the last four years, the agency has been tracking a new breed of scams in which tricksters send text messages to victims offering to compensate them in exchange for completing a series of quick online tasks. To avoid falling victim to task scams, the FTC recommends that you ignore unexpected text or WhatsApp messages about job opportunities, especially offers to pay you in exchange for liking things online.
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