Is the $2000 editing job a scam?

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone $2000.0. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

Hello, everyone! I want to get some opinions on a matter that’s been bothering me today. I’m trying to figure out if this is a scam or if I’m just overthinking it. I recently came across someone online on Threads who said they were looking for a junior developer (HTML/CSS/JS). I sent him a message that I was interested, and they redirected me to another person on Telegram. He gave me the following task: correcting misspelled words and grammar errors in a document within 24 hours. The pay offered was $2000. I completed the work, but I felt skeptical due to the fact that the payment amount already felt unusually high for just editing. After finishing, they sent me a Telegram contact for a ā€œpayment managerā€, which is verified, and asked me to provide the following details: * Full name * Email address * Country * Age * Profession * Gender * Preferred payment method * Project director’s name * Salary amount And in his bio, he has the following: Trustworthy šŸ’Æ Payment support | Secure, simple, and reliable. ā™»ļø The first guy on Telegram sent me screenshots claiming that others have been paid successfully, but I’m aware that screenshots can be faked. At this point, I haven’t provided any personal details yet because I’m unsure if this is legitimate or some kind of scam setup. Does this sound like a known scam pattern? Has anyone experienced something similar? I’d really appreciate any advice before I proceed further. Thank you.

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