Experts issue warning on remote work scam ahead of the holiday season [Video]

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Experts with the Better Business Bureau of Upstate South Carolina are sounding the alarm about a rising number of remote work scams targeting people ahead of the holiday season.

With the busy holiday shopping season set to kick off in a matter of days, many folks might be looking to make some extra cash but experts say they should be careful. Many people may be tempted to take a remote work opportunity but not every job out there is legitimate.

The scam typically starts as an innocent e-mail or text message that comes in offering a remote work opportunity. The job often sounds easy and promises the applicant could make hundreds of dollars a week by doing something fairly simple. Hunter Jones, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Upstate South Carolina says anyone who gets a message like that should be suspicious, …