Job scams have unfortunately become very common these days. It often starts with someone pretending to be a well-known HR recruiter. They’ll connect you with a “mentor” and ask you to complete various tasks. The scam begins when you’re encouraged to advance to a higher level to “generate more profits,” requiring you to pay increasingly larger amounts to continue.
Victims can lose anywhere from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of GBP. Payments are often requested in cryptocurrency such as BTC, ETH, TRON, BNB, or even Apple Gift Cards.
Stay away from such scams and remember: when you’re looking for a job, you are the one who should be getting paid.
Always request a video call—most scammers will refuse.