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Received the following text from the e-mail address: Hi, I'm a recruiter at TARGET, my name is Elowen. Your background and resume have been recommended by multiple online recruitment agencies. Therefore, we would like to offer you a great remote online part-time job to help TARGET merchants update data, increase visibility and bookings, and provide you with free training. Flexible part-time and full-time work, allowing you to work 60 to 90 minutes a day, 4 days a week, and earn extra income on weekends. You can work anytime and anywhere according to your schedule and earn $250 to $500 a day. The basic salary is $1,000 per 4 days of work. Paid annual leave: In addition to maternity leave, paternity leave and other statutory holidays, ordinary employees also enjoy 15-20 days of paid annual leave. The company currently has 50 vacancies, if you want to join us, please send a text message to 2138815556 for more information (Note: You must be at least 28 years old) I then text the number know it was a scam to see what they said. They showed me a salary breakdown worth $7,000/mo. Then asked me to download WhatsApp and contact my mentor for initial training. Here's that correspondence: +1 (213) 881-5556: I have assigned a training mentor for you. Please add 16199015395.on WhatsApp and proactively send a message to the mentor to start your training immediately or reschedule it to a time that works best for you. Training Code: DL68TL Please send the training code to the mentor to receive your training eligibility. I have assigned a training mentor for you. Please add 16199015395.on WhatsApp and proactively send a message to the mentor to start your training immediately or reschedule it to a time that works best for you. Training Code: DL68TL Please send the training code to the mentor to receive your training eligibility.
Targeted Person's Location
TN, USA - 37724
Scam Type
Employment
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Business name
TARGET -Impostor
Date Reported
June 17, 2025
Scam ID
1001784
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