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We've all gotten those hiring scam texts. Instead of deleting, this writer played along

Summary

Alexander Sammon got a job recruitment text that looked like a scam. Instead of ignoring it, he decided to see how far the scam would go and wrote about his experience.

Key Facts

  • Alexander Sammon received a text from someone pretending to be a hiring manager.
  • He suspected the message was a scam.
  • Instead of deleting the text, he chose to engage with it.
  • Sammon documented his interactions with the scammer.
  • He wrote about his experience for Slate, an online magazine.
  • The article highlights the issue of job-related scams happening through text messages.

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