Is this remote job offer from a big company a scam?
Unusually rapid hiring processes and requests for bizarre introductory tasks — like visiting a car dealership for a nominal fee — are typical red flags of recruitment fraud. These odd requirements leave candidates suspicious and unable to verify if the outreach is legitimate, preventing them from safely moving forward with the employment opportunity.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- People have been saying this in most months since July 2026.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Verifying the recruiter's email domainDid this help you?
- 2Checking the legitimacy of interviewers on LinkedInDid this help you?
- 3Asking for advice from peers online about hiring practicesDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I got a message from a human but he asked me to go to car dealership for 40€ when I'm a video editor...”source ↗
“Since it’s such a huge company I’m kind of nervous!”source ↗
Where this came up
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- 2Should I leave a stable remote job for a risky startup?