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Cyber alert: fake remote job offers targeting new freelancers
Cyber Safety Team • 03 Aug 2026 • 4 min read
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The Cyber Safety Team has recorded a rise in fake remote-job messages that demand an advance fee. No genuine employer asks a freelancer to pay to start work.
The Cyber Safety Team has issued an alert after a series of reports about fake remote-job offers circulating on messaging apps and social media groups.
The pattern is consistent: a convincing job description, an interview conducted only over chat, and then a request for a "registration", "training kit" or "device deposit" fee through a mobile wallet. Once paid, the recruiter disappears.
Members are asked to verify any employer through the Forum before paying anything, keep screenshots, and report the incident at /cyber/report. Evidence submitted through the portal is preserved with a case number.
No genuine employer requires an advance payment from a freelancer.