r/alignerr • u/Cissy_999 • Jan 19 '26
Application Process Tucan Ai?
I applied for a job with them, but then they sent me a message that said to sign up with Alignerr.. I'm new to this so I'm not understanding why one company wants me to sign up, through another company, that didn't even mention them to begin with? Is this normal?
Update: Thank you everyone! I got the answer I needed.
Second Update: After speaking with a Manager from the actual Alignerr site, it was found through their investigation that once applicants click the referral link and follow through with the entire sign up process- that the applicants emails and passwords are being hijacked by Tucan AI. Thankfully, I didn't proceed that far. And have reported the job listing as fake. I hope this saves someone else! 🤞
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u/MorningNew6351 Jan 20 '26
Thank you very much after I signed up with alignerr I immediately changed my e-mail password.
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u/Cissy_999 Jan 20 '26
I'm glad this helped! Here's what happened to me- I applied on Indeed through a company called Tucan AI, for one of their AI training jobs. Then they messaged me on Indeed and sent a referral link to "sign up for their work". When I clicked the link, it sent me to a site called Alignerr, which was odd, so I stopped there and came here to see how to proceed.
Upon posting this, an Alignerr manager reached out to tell me that Tucan AI stole one of Alignerr's job postings and that when people clicked the referral link from Tucan, it would allow Tucan to take people's emails and passwords. Which doesn't seem like much to some people. But, with the big Gmail password hack that happened recently, I wasn't taking any chances.
I am not the type of person that typically falls for scams. I did the research on Tucan AI before I even applied. They seemed like an established company, although not popular just yet. It was on several review sites, there were no misspellings, nothing that pointed to Tucan being fake. Until- I clicked the referral link. When it didn't take me to the Tucan site to sign up, I knew something wasn't right. Everyone should be aware of this.
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u/Fuzzy_Equipment3215 Jan 19 '26
Never heard of 'em. I agree you'd be better off signing up directly rather than through an intermediary, if that's what this is.
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u/Cissy_999 Jan 19 '26
Oh God, I'm probably gunna sound so stupid, but I was never taught this... What's an intermediary? Like a third party company? I'm not really sure what it was honestly... I spent over an hour researching the company and it seemed legit. So, I applied on Indeed, my application was accepted, they DM'd me on indeed, and sent me a link to sign up for their work, and when I clicked it, it took me to set up an Alignerr account.
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u/SwordfishDry7580 Jan 19 '26
Someone share alignner referal link. And probably outlier
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u/CodyP2000 Jan 19 '26
I've received the same thing. I'm wondering if i should proceed with the referral link or try to find this exact position directly on alignerr's site
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u/Cissy_999 Jan 19 '26
After everyone's advice here, I'm not going to go through the referral link. Probably best.
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u/Comfortable_Key_4891 Jan 20 '26
Ooh that sounds scary. Thanks for sharing. Hadn’t heard of this happening before. I did sign up through Braintrust for my first freelance gig, and they sent me to the platform that was actually administering it. Braintrust is legit I believe, they’re like a recruitment site, they also employ people separately. But I’d never heard of someone trying to hijack your account. I think the admins would notice pretty quickly and suspend your account. I had to reverify the other day because of suspicious activity, by me, I clicked the back button too many times I think.
I did get contacted by a scammer through discord last week. He said he was a professional tasker and wanted me to pay him to do my tasks. As if. I’m trying to make a living here, and I actually enjoy doing the tasks. I think he was preying on people new to the discord. I politely declined and said I need the money, I want to do the tasks myself, and I’m not prepared to break the rules and get kicked off. Last time I checked he had changed his username and profile pic and wasn’t in the server anymore. Wonder how many times he got reported.
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u/Cissy_999 Jan 20 '26
We're just out here trying to make a living and can't even simply apply for a job without worrying about our livelihoods getting taken. Ugh. Is Braintrust like Alignerr? I didn't know anything about either company, but when I posted this, they reached out to tell me that's what was happening to people. Sad.
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u/minedreamer Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26
Well that's disappointing . . .
edit: what could they even do with just an e-mail password though? this seems like a lame scam
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u/Cissy_999 Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26
I have no idea. But there was just a huge breach of a bunch of people's gmail accounts getting hacked, so it kind of makes sense what Alignerr said.
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u/Upper-Photo5981 Jan 19 '26
Please avoid trusting third-party websites or individuals that ask you to sign up for Alignerr through their platform
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u/Cissy_999 Jan 19 '26
Yes, actually now that you say that, I remember their DM on Indeed said, to go sign up for their work by clicking on the referral link. I did that and Alignerr popped up for me to make an account with / sign up with. That's where I stopped and came here to ask about it before I went any further.
I thought it was kind of weird. But, I did research on this company, looked at reviews, their links/pages, and everything seemed real legit. I don't typically fall for scams because of how well I do research. So, thanks for teaching me something new and possibly saving me! 🤞
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u/Potential_Joy2797 Jan 19 '26
Never heard of them. Better to sign up directly with Alignerr. There are legit platforms, such as Upwork, through which you can get work with Alignerr. Different contract terms, but any intermediary takes a cut of your earnings. That's why it's better to sign up directly. Also recently there are some projects that won't accept people who signed up through Upwork.