Pay to Work? Scammers Impersonating Recruiters Steal Your Crypto Before Denying Your Salary, FBI Says

The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning that scammers are
targeting citizens with fake job offers designed to steal their money.

Fraudsters are “offering victims fake work-from-home jobs, typically involving a
relatively simple task, such as rating restaurants or ‘optimizing’ a service by
repeatedly clicking a button,” according to the memo
[https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240604].

Posing as a staffing or recruiting agency, the scammers typically contact
victims by text or