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I applied for a position through a job posting on LinkedIn, the actual application was not on LinkedIn. I do not have the actual application site, but it was one of the countless job posting aggregation sites. The posting is different from the actual job in the sense that it is not an actual salaried or wage-based position, rather, it is a multi-level marketing scheme to get people to "subscribe" to their host service to start their own "business". This is not what was advertised, and there is no universe where a job posting legitimately results in money going from the job seeker to the supposed employer. I'm on the verge of homelessness after being laid off from the tech industry, and this is one of many scams I've encountered in my job search. I eagerly awaited the "interview" which was a prerecorded video presentation made to appear as a live-streamed presentation with real people as the audience. The reality is the "audience" are bots preprogrammed to provide the appearance of a live audience, the video presentation isn't live, and it largely seems to be a combination of a multi-level marketing scheme and data-mining. I know what to look for, I used to build the legitimate technological platforms these people are using to scam everyone (they're using Webinar for their "presentations"). Kindly do what needs to be done to assist in putting an end to their tomfoolery, or hire me to pursue a similar mission.

Targeted Person's Location

LA, USA- 70121

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Unknown Location

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Linkedin.com

Scam Type

Employment

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Business name

SVH Travel also BookingWithJacob

Date Reported

April 15, 2024

Scam ID

832164


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