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YouTube Optimization Specialist Job Offer Text Message

Victims receive a detailed text message claiming to offer a remote job with YouTube, using promises of high daily and monthly pay, easy work, and generous benefits (like medical insurance and paid holidays). The message says that your resume was recommended by online job platforms and encourages you to reply for more information, usually after confirming you meet an age minimum. Once you respond, scammers may ask for personal information, force you through fake “training,” or pressure you for money as part of “processing” or “trial” steps.

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What’s different in this version

These traits set this message apart from the usual pattern.

  1. Uses the YouTube brand name and job title to sound trustworthy

  2. Offers unrealistically high pay and benefits for simple work

  3. Claims your resume was found on recruitment sites without specifics

  4. Asks you to reply or text a different number to start the scam process

  5. May later request personal information or fees for employment processing

How this scam works

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    Step 1: You receive an unexpected text saying you were ‘selected’ for a flexible remote job with great pay.

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    Step 2: The texter claims to represent a known company (for example, a staffing agency or a big retailer) to look legitimate.

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    Step 3: They ask you to move the conversation to another number or app and skip any real interview.

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    Step 4: They request personal details (ID, bank info) or ask you to pay for training, deposits, or equipment—promising you’ll be reimbursed.

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    Step 5: In ‘task’ versions, they have you click, rate, or ‘boost’ products and then pressure you to put in your own money to unlock pay.

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    Step 6: Once money or information is sent, the scammer disappears or keeps demanding more.

✓ Do this

  • Look up the company and recruiter on your own—use the official website and phone number, not the one in the text.
  • Insist on a normal hiring process: application, interview, and company email address.
  • If you sent money or info, contact your bank right away, change passwords, and place a fraud alert or credit freeze.

✗ Avoid this

  • Don’t pay any fee for a job or ‘training.’ Real employers do not charge you to start work.
  • Don’t share your Social Security number, driver’s license, or bank details with strangers over text.
  • Don’t click links or download apps the texter recommends.
  • Don’t continue if the pay sounds unreal (hundreds per day for under two hours of work).

Verbatim excerpts from the scam

Exact lines from emails or messages—searchable text so you can compare wording.

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    "Hello, I'm Goldie, a customer service representative from YouTube. Your resume has been recommended by multiple online recruitment platforms. High-paying position: YouTube Optimization Specialist. Remote work required. Daily salary: $200 to $600. No experience required - free training provided. Monthly salary: $6,000 – $10,000 + daily allowance (immediate payment)... If you are 25 years old or older and interested, please send a text message to; 2138627450 for more"