I was recruited via Indeed for a fully remote “Customer Support / Document Verification Specialist” position. I completed a Zoom interview with a few others and they answered questions and they “hired” me.
The setup looked extremely convincing. They had a well-designed website, a registered EIN tax number, professional-looking employee documents, and a signed employment agreement.
I worked for about two weeks on what appeared to be a fully functioning platform. In reality it was all fake — AI-generated clients, simulated transactions and orders, and staged internal communications.
My main task was KYC and identity document verification, which I now believe was for processing stolen personal data.
After two weeks, they suddenly demanded that I send $400 in cryptocurrency and convert it to USDT on an external site (ledgex.hk) before I could receive any pay. That’s when I stopped communicating and refused to send the money.
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. These scammers are getting really skilled at exploiting people who need work. Be careful out there.
Do your own checks and don’t rely on how professional everything looks. Look up the domain on multiple reputation checkers, verify the domain age and registration details, search the company name plus “scam,” check for real employees on LinkedIn, and always remember that legitimate employers never ask you to send them money — especially crypto — in order to get paid.
Even if you think you’ve been careful and had others look at it, do the checks yourself and err on the side of caution.
Stay safe everyone.