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Fake job offers on WhatsApp used to extort freelancers in Pakistan - Digital Rights Monitor
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Fake job offers on WhatsApp used to extort freelancers in Pakistan - Digital Rights Monitor
Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT) has warned the public about a growing scam targeting freelancers through WhatsApp job offers. Scammers pose as recruiters, lure people into fake WhatsApp groups, and then share obscene content to blackmail them. Victims are pressured to pay between 1 to 1.5 million PKR or face fake legal charges and public exposure. The scam usually begins with an unsolicited message offering a remote job.…
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