I had a chat yesterday with someone on a job offer from Octopus, saying they are into app marketing that deals in algorithmic system to generate data and traffic and I have to do 38 tasks (Clicks) to earn abt $7k. I researched the said company but can't really get something meaningful. Any idea from anybody as this is looking unreal to me.

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This is most likely a “task scam” in which the tasks you perform are on a platform they operate and you must pay into it to level up and any reported earnings are not able to ever be withdrawn. Please be wary and careful x

https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/11/task-scams-create-illusion-making-money

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If I had found a way to make $7k by clicking 38 times, I wouldn't employ someone else to do the clicking, I would sit at home 18 hours a day clicking.

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If you proceed, they will send you a fake check for you to “buy” equipment with and then request a portion of that check returned to them. You will be out whatever money you send back, as the check will bounce. Don’t fall for it.

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Always ask yourself if it's too good to be true

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I haven't heard of this company and couldn't find much in Google. That sounds way too good to be true. Unless you have good reason to think it isn't a scam, I'd probably pass on it.

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The SMS and Whatapp. First got an sms message from someone named Alan from Glassdoor and a whatapp chat from a lady later in the day. I found it strange.

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Real companies don’t use sms and WhatsApp for “interviews”. I’d cutoff all communication and ignore.

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Was the “chat” you had an actual phone call / zoom call? Or a text message chat?

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Sorry 😞 it is a scam avoid them like the mad

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It’s a scam bro they will ask you for Recharge after every few task and gradually they will increase the recharge money. Before completing the full task they will ask you for a huge amount what is impossible for recharge and after that they will take all your recharge money. So be careful.

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This happened to me recently. However it was click data to I crras rankings for online reviews. I went onto the Octopus site and did training and everything. They even sent me 40$ via Bitcoin, added me to a group of so called "new users" via whatsapp. The group was very chatty about all the money they were making and the English and punctuation were bad. I also figured out the profiles were stolen from Facebook. As soon as they explained to me that whenever I gor a lucky order in the tasks and I'd have to pay into the account, I bailed. It's a scheme! And they have Asian accents

Does it have to do with marketing advertising g? It sounds like a secretary job doing invoices? Don't take me 100% just an educated guess

I have had two job offer since the beginning of 2025 that turned out to be scams. One even sent an offer letter on what looked to be letterhead from a legitimate company. Check the email address of whoever is corresponding with you. They usually end up being someone's gmail account.

Scam. This a thing in Europe for the past 2 years. Just research
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