The text began: “Hello, we noticed that our background and resume had been recommended by several online recruitment agencies. That’s why we want to offer you a part-time job that you can do in your free time. Our job is simple: We just review your favorite merchants on the Target platform. Daily bonuses range from $50 to $500. Receive a base salary of $800 for every 54 work days.”
You are certainly not alone if you’ve received texts or emails such as this in the past year. According to the email marketing services company Emailtooltester, nearly 97 percent of all Americans receive some sort of spam by email or text every day, and many of those messages deal with job opportunities.
