AI Job Scams Are Fooling Smart People. What to Watch Out For

I consider myself a pretty pragmatic person. After traveling to more than 50 countries -- and living in New York City -- I've become fairly street-smart. I know to watch out for black cabs in Vietnam, pickpockets in Rome and fake monks in Times Square.

So, I was shocked when I fell victim to an online scam earlier this year. I had an old "contact" reach out to me on Telegram asking to catch up. We had a previous message chain, so I didn't think anything of it. I did notice their tone was a little direct, but I put it down to a cultural difference, as they're European.

I joined the Google Meet call, and the person connected over audio but never spoke. At first, I assumed she might have been having internet issues. But a few minutes in, I started to get a bad feeling. I checked her...

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