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I Answered a Job Scam Text on Purpose, and Here’s What I Learned (lifehacker.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/scams@lemmy.one
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According to the Federal Trade Commission, you shouldn't respond to these texts or click on any links on them—the smart thing to do is to block these numbers and get on with your day. But I wanted to see what happens to people who follow through and actually try to get the job, so I answered a scam text, and it led me down a surprisingly long road that included bogus online piecework, a discussion of the nature of labor itself, and repeated requests for $33.

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[–] joshchandra@midwest.social 1 points 7 hours ago

It doesn't seem very prudent of Lifehacker to make the scam website's URL clickable lol.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

"this isn't fulfilling, i want to be a dancer" ...lol :)