Job hunter avoids employment scam by remembering unwritten rule [Video]

BALTIMORE — Like many other job searchers, Ami Porter is on the hunt for a remote opportunity with good pay.

“I was looking for at-home work, because I have a disability. I can’t be on my feet. So, I have to do something where I can get up, get down, sit, and kind of do it at my own pace,” said Porter.

She found a remote data entry position with a company called Northzone and started communicating with the hiring manager via Signal, an encrypted messaging app. Porter soon received news she’d been hoping for.

“They said, I had the job and then they said these are the requirements. One of them was an Apple iPhone 16 and a new computer,” Porter said. “After I got them, I would have to mail these products to the company so they could then download the software that I would need to do …