You’re hired. Now pay us.

A company name and a professional-looking message do not establish who sent an offer. Check the sender’s full domain, and question a process that demands money or sensitive information before basic questions are answered.

In Leo’s fictional offer, the different domain, skipped interview, sudden deadline, and fee give him reasons to stop. Remote work itself is not a warning sign. The demand to pay for the promise of a job is the decisive problem.

Find the company’s actual website independently, then contact its hiring staff through the details listed there. A phone number or link supplied by the suspicious recruiter is not an independent check.

If you already paid, promptly contact your payment provider, report the scam, and ask whether the payment can be reversed. Recovery is not guaranteed. You can also report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

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