MHC's information security partners have warned LITS about a new trend of malicious SMS text messages that advertise scam jobs to students.
See the example message below, and learn more about job, internship, and employment scams.
Example message
Message reads: "Hello, excuse me, I'm a Recruitment Assistant at Indeed. We would like to offer you a great remote part-time/full-time job to help update app store data, increase app views and downloads, and provide you with free training. Flexible part-time and full-time jobs, allowing you to work 30 to 90 minutes a day, 4 days a week, and earn extra income on weekends. You can work anytime, anywhere according to your schedule and earn $100 to $800 a day. The basic salary is $950 for every 4 days worked. Paid annual leave: In addition to statutory holidays such as maternity and paternity leave, full-time employees also enjoy 5-15 days of paid annual leave. If you would like to participate, please send a message to this number [removed for security purposes] for more information." A date and time stamp at the bottom of the message is cut off.
