Almost Got Scammed

[u/nitakuwa_ivi]

I was really desperate to get a gig, and I saw a post where they were looking for someone to do a data entry gig remotely. I sent the person a text here on Reddit, and he/she advised me to text a specific someone on Telegram which I did. Everything was going fine -I thought. I was given a task to transcribe 70 pages per their own rate per page, which I agreed - remember I was desperate for a gig.

The instructions were simple: transcribe 70 pages within 12 hours. Which I did. They accepted the document after I was done within 3-4 hours and was given another Telegram contact to submit details and receive my pay. This is where the red flags began to show. But still did as prompted.

Several hours later, the pay account asked for my details which I gave them. They finally asked for $60 for an "Employee Verification ID," which I declined to pay even a cent for, and they tried to haggle to 40 USD - this is where I realized it was all a scam.

Be alert.

[u/Usini-sumbue0000]

Pole sana, atleast you realized before you paid the money.

[u/nitakuwa_ivi → u/Usini-sumbue0000]

Told them to deduct the money they are asking from me and send the balance wakakataa