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Should i take my coworker up on his job offer? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My coworker recently told me he moonlights doing an online job while working our normal job. I asked him what he does and he said that it's hard to explain but there's a powerpoint that explains when i get hired. He said it's all legal and we get paid $10 an hour and pay goes out every week. He showed me he's made an extra $250 this week on an excel spreadsheet. I think it sounds like a great opportunity/s

Anyway what flavor of scam do you think this guy is part of? I'm thinking mlm because he's trying to bring others into the fold, but I heard him tell someone else theres a fee to join, and that screams pyramid scheme.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

you already know this, but if you need to hear it, this is a scam.

anything you describe by "its all legal", is illegal, guaranteed. And don't get me started on the fee to join, it's not even a good ponzi, how is $10 an hour supposed to interest anyone?! my guess is that secret powerpoint will tell you to recruit people for a reward.

your "friend" sounds like this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEsm7vDl3zU but aimed for less rich people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Depends on locatio; in other parts of the developing world, $10 USD/hr wouldn't be too shabby.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That dragons den clip was hilarious. It wasn't even his pyramid scheme!!