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Second, seemingly legit, job posting that's contacted me after the fact to download Signal/Telegram. I'm in now way going to do it, not that dumb, just wondering if this is a new trend I'm not aware of?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Everyone musing that it's a legit offer, It's a pretty common tactic. OP is right to be wary and seek advice. I had someone try #5 on me last week. I enjoy messing with them so I toyed with them until I got several phishy links to the play store in an effort to help me locate Telegram. In OP's case I would assume it's either social engineering or phishy hyperlinks. It's almost like trading for a Shako in D2, you know the dude is probably going to tell you he has to put something in his chest real quick to make room or "accidentally" click off the trade hoping you won't check it again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I didn’t get scammed, I just bought a perfect emerald cap at slightly above market rate 😭

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

I don't see how downloading Signal is directly making this a scam? It might just be that the company cares about security and privacy and isn't comfortable sharing confidential company data over something like LinkedIn?

If the offer seems legit and you applied for it there is no way you can get scammed just by texting them on Signal.