My son came into see me the other day while I was working. It went something like…
Mum, I’ve been selected for a great offer, but I need to make a decision quick!
Oh?
Yes, I can get paid for watching YouTube!
(Who wouldn’t want to get paid for that?)
Sure enough, he was one of 20 selected, and there was a count down clock. Worth a bit more scrolling…
They were after a debit or credit card, because it turns out you’d have to pay to get paid. When I pointed out that’s not the usual way money flows when you do work, he got a bit thoughtful but still wasn’t sure.
So we looked at the comments – all six of them that all seemed to be made in the last 30 minutes.
We did a quick google and couldn’t seem to find the companies being mentioned… until we checked the company plus scam, when hits came up straightaway.
Unfortunately, no such thing as getting rich easily… he was slightly appeased when I explained that I’m now of an age that is more likely to get targeted for romance scams than get-rich-quick ones.
When I mentioned the offer to his younger sister, to get the full benefit of the parenting moment, she just shrugged and said that was obviously a scam as she walked away….
Tough Mother 