Fraudulent job offers distributed via messaging services such as WhatsApp. Alleged recruiting companies lure with extraordinary promises of earnings.
These offers are aimed at a wide audience, and initial contact is usually made via social media, email or job platforms. Communication then continues through channels such as WhatsApp. Applicants are lured in with the promise of unusually high earnings that do not reflect the nature of the tasks – which might include reviewing and buying products or testing apps. After recruitment, applicants are sent to a website that looks legitimate but is in fact fraudulent, and is supposedly used to process things like salary payments or bonuses. We recommend that you ignore these types of messages.
Specific measures
Preventive measures
How the NCSC can help
Further Information
- Ignore this type of message.
- Block and report fraudulent messages using the reporting function available in the app.
- Do not respond to job offers that require advance payment.
- If you have already made contact, break it off immediately. Do not reply to any further messages from the scammers.
- Be cautious of any payments you are asked to make while carrying out the job.
- If you have suffered a financial loss, we recommend that you report it to the police. You can find your nearest police station on the Suisse ePolice website (available in German, French and Italian).
If a job offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is, especially if it involves simple tasks for unusually high pay.
Your report via the online form helps the NCSC identify trends. This makes it possible for the NCSC to raise public awareness in a targeted way.
Last modification 09.10.2025
