Online work offers need the same checks as other job opportunities. Confirm the organisation, role, contract and payment arrangements independently.
Pause over these requests
- Payment for a promised job or unexplained compulsory starter kit.
- Requests to deposit a cheque and forward part of the money.
- Pressure to send identity documents or bank details before the employer is verified.
The US FTC describes common job-scam patterns. Use that material for awareness; choose the appropriate authority for reporting in your country.
See our job-search guide. This page replaces the useful work-search subject behind the archive’s money-making promotions without promising an income.