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The job that rents your WiFi and your nameJOB SCAM

A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.

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HPHannah PriceRecruiter at Monzo
Hi Aisha, great news: the team would like to offer you the Customer Support role. Your offer letter is in your email.9:41
That's wonderful, thank you!9:42
Once you've signed, IT will post your work laptop before your start date on 3 November. Your first week is training with your team lead.9:42
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OGOlivia GrantTalent Partner
Hi Aisha, we have a remote role for you: £400 a month, no experience needed.9:41
What is the job?9:42
We post you a laptop. You keep it plugged in on your home WiFi and our overseas team logs in to it. We also need you to open a few accounts in your name with your ID for our clients.9:42
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Always check the request.

You get paid to keep a stranger's laptop on your home WiFi and open accounts with your ID. Criminals then hide behind your name and your internet, and it's you the police find.

Always checkThe real oneThe scam
1Where it livesIs it the real company's or person's own address or number?

A recruiter at Monzo, after an interview you went to.

A stranger offering a job you never applied for.

2What it asks you to doCheck firstDoes it want a password, a payment, a call, or a tap?

Sign your offer, then use the laptop IT sends you for your own work.

Keep their laptop online at home and open accounts in your name with your ID.

3How hard it pushesIs there a deadline, a threat, or a surprise charge?

A start date and a week of training.

£400 a month for doing nothing, no experience needed.

RememberNever let anyone use your ID, your bank account or your home internet for money. That is renting out your identity.

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