New Scam: Asking to download Signal/Telegram?

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• OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The scam is not downloading Signal. The scam will come later when they say “You just got the job! I will send you a check to purchase your remote work supplies”.

  Do not deposit the check. At all. No matter what. It is not a legitimate check. It will never be a legitimate check. No matter how real the check looks, I guarantee that no company works like this! Do not respond to them. Block their number and ignore them for the rest of your life.

  A youtube channel that I follow actually released a video today about employment scams. In the section where he talks about red flags, compare them to the messages you just received. I bet you’ll notice some similarities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9g-y8wVzws

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  • massacre@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Imagine in the world where we do stock trades that are measured in the milliseconds and it takes 2-3 weeks to process a check. This involves 3 things: establish communication with the bank, verify the account, verify the funds are available. If yes = transfer. Unreal that we enable these scammers still.

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  • FluffyPotato@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Are checks still used somewhere or are you from the past?

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    • OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Checks are still common in the USA

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  • wyrmroot@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is an excellent summary of your future if you pursue this job listing.

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  • TheRealJefe@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Funnily enough, not 2 weeks later, I ran into this. Totally felt this was going to be a scam, but was curious how/when the hook would be cast. Done over Text then Teams. Censored due to likely not real names/phone number that I don’t want to dox. Image

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  • malloc@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    so many variations of this type of scam. From renting an apartment or home to buying a home (scammers posing as escrow).

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• Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have zero knowledge of signal or telegram outside of knowing they exist. How would downloading the app from the App Store and sending someone a message make you vulnerable to a scam? Is it just that they could send you messages asking for personal information, or ask you for bank information to set up direct deposit and instead just use your bank info to steal your money?

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  • lettruthout@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Just guessing that this is to get the conversation off of Indeed, for whatever that is worth.

    BTW: I use Signal to stay in touch with my far-away family. It’s pretty nice. Rumor has it that it was originally built by the CIA (the US spy organization).

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    • markstos@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s right. A scamming tactic is to move conversations from platforms that are monitored to platforms that are encrypted, where the scam messages won’t detected by automated scanning.

      Yes, there are legit uses for encrypted chats but this move is one signal that a scam may be in progress.

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  • A_N_O_N@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No idea about signal but telegram’s nice i use it to sometimes stay in touch with people i know and pirate shit . And no theoretically downloading thise apps wouldn’t get the scammer anything they are just using those to get scott free from consequences after scam as those apps are anonymous enough if i have to guess the scam comes after contacting the person m

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• InAbsentia@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Everyone musing that it’s a legit offer, It’s a pretty common tactic. OP is right to be wary and seek advice. I had someone try #5 on me last week. I enjoy messing with them so I toyed with them until I got several phishy links to the play store in an effort to help me locate Telegram. In OP’s case I would assume it’s either social engineering or phishy hyperlinks. It’s almost like trading for a Shako in D2, you know the dude is probably going to tell you he has to put something in his chest real quick to make room or “accidentally” click off the trade hoping you won’t check it again.

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  • wyrmroot@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I didn’t get scammed, I just bought a perfect emerald cap at slightly above market rate 😭

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• HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I had this happen with a musician I follow. They did a series of live streaming pandemic shows & after one of those, the “musician” contacted me asking me to message them on Telegram.

  Profile pic was a screenshot of the musicians’ facebook profile pic & the account details were sparse.

  Not sure what the scam was, it wasn’t a very convincing attempt.

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• A_N_O_N@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No idea about signal but telegram’s nice i use it to sometimes stay in touch with people i know and pirate shit . And no theoretically downloading thise apps wouldn’t get the scammer anything they are just using those to get scott free from consequences after scam as those apps are anonymous enough if i have to guess the scam comes after contacting the person .

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• bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “seemingly legit”?

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• RayJW@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t see how downloading Signal is directly making this a scam? It might just be that the company cares about security and privacy and isn’t comfortable sharing confidential company data over something like LinkedIn?

  If the offer seems legit and you applied for it there is no way you can get scammed just by texting them on Signal.

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