The Job Opportunity

About this episode

Alina shares her heartbreaking experience of a job opportunity that turned out to be a scam.

Advance warning on this one, Alina's story is heartbreaking. Looking for some flexible, from-home work which fitted around her family life, it seemed she'd found the perfect thing...until it didn't. Thanks to our podcast partner, Guardio. If you'd like to check out their catch-all online security solutions, head over to create an account: https://www.guard.io/staplenick      Are you interested in seeing Nick do a talk in person? Next year, he’s taking his live show, How to Beat Scammers, around the UK.   It’s going to be a fascinating exploration of the scam business, including tales from Nick’s years working undercover in dodgy businesses, a journey through the global geography of the scam industry and even interactive tests of your scam awareness!   Tickets and dates are here 🎟️:   https://www.nlp-ltd.com/how-to-beat-scammers/   Follow Nick on social media 📲:   https://www.instagram.com/staplenick https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560761650658 (fan page for anti-scam content etc) https://www.facebook.com/staplenick (personal page) https://x.com/staplenick   https://www.tiktok.com/staplenick   Have you been scammed…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Stapleton

Guest: Alina

Topics covered

• scams
• job opportunities
• work from home
• family life
• heartbreaking stories

Keywords

• scam
• job
• work from home
• family
• Guardio

Sponsors

Guardio

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