My coworker recently told me he moonlights doing an online job while working our normal job. I asked him what he does and he said that it’s hard to explain but there’s a powerpoint that explains when i get hired. He said it’s all legal and we get paid $10 an hour and pay goes out every week. He showed me he’s made an extra $250 this week on an excel spreadsheet. I think it sounds like a great opportunity/s

Anyway what flavor of scam do you think this guy is part of? I’m thinking mlm because he’s trying to bring others into the fold, but I heard him tell someone else theres a fee to join, and that screams pyramid scheme.

  • all-knight-party
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    1831 year ago

    He’ll only tell you what the job duties are AFTER you’re hired and YOU have to pay to be hired? For $10/hr? Even if that wasn’t a straight up scam I wouldn’t invest time, money, and effort into signing up and doing onboarding if I didn’t know what the hell I was doing.

    Hard to say exactly what’s going on there with that little info, though.

  • Admiral Patrick
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    1221 year ago

    You lost me after “it’s hard to explain but there’s a powerpoint presentation”. I would pass.

  • PonyOfWar
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    921 year ago

    Sounds like MLM bullshit at best, or something illegal like being a money mule at worst.

    • peopleproblems
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      301 year ago

      “it’s all legal” is usually followed by “trust me bro” and then you get to learn about RICO

  • @[email protected]
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    531 year ago

    If he has to explain that it’s legal, and refuses to tell you what it is until you get hired, it’s a scam. Probably an MLM he got sucked into.

  • HTTP_404_NotFound
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    471 year ago

    He said it’s all legal

    I mean, if I were trying to recruit people into an illegal pyramid scheme, that is what I would say too.

  • @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    you already know this, but if you need to hear it, this is a scam.

    anything you describe by “its all legal”, is illegal, guaranteed. And don’t get me started on the fee to join, it’s not even a good ponzi, how is $10 an hour supposed to interest anyone?! my guess is that secret powerpoint will tell you to recruit people for a reward.

    your “friend” sounds like this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEsm7vDl3zU but aimed for less rich people.

  • Concetta
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    361 year ago

    I once had a customer tell “I know it sounds like a pyramid scheme, but it’s not” which all but confirms something is a pyramid scheme. I’m gonna assume “it’s definitely legal” is actually code for it’s completely illegal.

  • Dandroid
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    351 year ago

    I agree, it sounds like an MLM, pyramid scheme, or some type of reverse funnel system.

  • @adj16
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    321 year ago

    I like how you can tell who didn’t read your whole post by them giving you real advice about not taking this job

    • @rifugee
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      81 year ago

      Or they missed the /s after the bit about it being a great opportunity.

      • @candybrie
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        41 year ago

        Even if you miss the /s, the second paragraph makes it pretty clear that was sarcasm. Unless you know people who think getting scammed is a great opportunity.

  • Ace
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    301 year ago

    but it’s totally legal

    🚩🚩🚩

  • @[email protected]
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    191 year ago

    it’s hard to explain but there’s a powerpoint that explains when i get hired

    If they can’t give you a job description until after you’re hired, how do you know if you’re qualified? If they hire just anyone, then it’s a low skill job and might be too boring for you

    there’s a fee to join

    Another red flag. My guess is some kind of MLM or crypto.

    $10 an hour

    Is that acceptable where you are? Minimum wage is $20 here. Does the wage depend on how much you sell or how many people you bring in? How much does the wage vary each week? At $10 an hour, how long will it take to recover the entry fee?

    Not enough information on what the job is, evasive about what the job is, and the entry fee, all combine to sound dodgy to me; even if he says it’s legal, is it fair and moral?

    Personally I’d give it a miss. Only you can decide how urgently you need the money and how far you are willing to go to earn it.

    Good luck, and please come back and let us know how it goes!

    • DinodicchellathiccOP
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      181 year ago

      After many hours of deliberation and a long tearful phonecall with my mother, I’ve decided to pass on the opportunity.