A blockchain developer, Murat Çeliktepe, has shared a distressing incident recounting a holiday experience that resulted in the loss of $500 from his MetaMask Wallet to an individual posing as a ‘recruiter.’
Notably, Çeliktepe was initially contacted on LinkedIn under the pretense of a genuine web development job opportunity.
Developer Falls Prey to Coding Job Scam
During the purported job interview, the recruiter instructed Çeliktepe to download and debug the code from two npm packages, namely “web3_nextjs” and “web3_nextjs_backend,” both hosted on a GitHub repository.
Unfortunately, shortly after complying with the instructions, the developer discovered that his MetaMask wallet had been depleted, exceeding $500 fraudulently withdrawn from his account.
The Upwork job listing requests applicants to “fix bugs and responsiveness [sic] on website” and claims to offer an hourly payment between $15 and $20 for a task expected to be completed in less than a month.
Intrigue
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