eBay “Dream Job” Work Scam

This text showed up this morning on my phone. It’s very similar to the Indeed text scam I posted about a few weeks ago. A virtual “miracle” job where you can earn $500 a day. I’m thinking it could cost you a lot more than that in the end. It totally looks like a “task scam” to me.

These jobs just infuriate me because they lure in people who are struggling and desperate who want to believe they “hit it big” and got lucky. People who end up losing their money, and maybe even borrow money from others to pay for the right to chase the big money that never comes. These scammers are scum.

Here is the text:

“Hello, I’m Judy from the eBay Recruiting team.

Your profile caught our attention through multiple recruiting platforms and we believe you’d be a good fit for our current part-time remote job opportunity.

This position focuses on helping merchants on eBay manage and update their product information to increase visibility and engagement. The hours are very flexible – just 60 to 90 minutes per day, 4 days per week. You can work anywhere and will be paid between $250 and $500 per day. The base pay is $1,000 per 4 working days.

We also offer free training and 15 to 20 days of paid vacation per year in addition to all standard vacation days.

There are only 10 openings at this time, if you are interested, please text xxxxxxxx. for more information.

(Note: You must be 25 years old or older)”