The earn up to £800 a day liking and sharing TikTok content scam

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Scammers are relentless. Just beware of this new one, report the text as junk and delete it without reply.

Out of the blue you receive a call or a text offering you a job. It sounds great – it’s remote working and you could earn up to £800 a day. If you’re interested, you just need to contact the sender via the WhatsApp number provided.

The job is pretty easy: you are asked to like and share content – usually on TikTok.

“After you’ve starting liking and sharing content you receive a small payment, which is fraudulent funds from other people involved in the scam,” says Annya Burskys, the head of fraud operations at Nationwide building society. “Then you’re told that you need to pay a sum to unlock higher earnings – you may be told it’s for training.

“Some of that money is used to pay other victims, and some goes into the hands of the organised crime gang.”

‘Earn up to £800 a day’: job scammers using calls or texts to lure victims

Fraudsters offer great pay for liking and sharing TikTok content – but then demand a fee to unlock higher earnings

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Wow that’s new to me! Thanks for raising awareness!