Signs an offer is fake
- You're asked to pay. A "registration fee", a paid training course, a deposit to "unlock" tasks or withdraw your earnings. Real platforms never charge you to work for them.
- It starts on WhatsApp, Telegram or a text message. Someone you don't know offers easy online work. Real platforms recruit through job postings, and you apply on their site.
- You're hired without a test. Real platforms screen people: a skills test, an ID check, often an interview. An instant offer with no checks is a warning sign.
- They send you money first. A cheque or transfer to buy equipment, with the change sent back or on to someone else. The payment bounces later and you lose what you sent.
- The pay doesn't fit the work. High hourly pay for liking videos, rating products or "simple tasks" that need no skill. Well-paid AI training roles ask for real expertise.
- They want things no employer needs. Your bank PIN or password, card details, a crypto wallet, or access to your phone or computer.
- The address is wrong. The email or website isn't the platform's own domain, or is a look-alike with an extra word or letter.
Check the address
Paste a link or an email address you've been sent, and we'll compare it with the domains the platforms publish on their own pages.
These are the domains the big platforms use, from their own pages (checked 20 October 2026):
Some platforms post their roles on a job-board service shared by many companies, such as Greenhouse, Lever or Ashby (job-boards.greenhouse.io, jobs.lever.co, jobs.ashbyhq.com). A link there can be genuine, but anyone can be sent one, so check that the platform's own site links to the same posting. Every listing on aitrainers.jobs links to the platform's own job board, and each job page names its source.
If something feels wrong
- Stop replying, and don't send money or documents.
- Look the role up on the platform's own site. If it isn't there, treat it as fake.
- Report it to the platform, and to the authorities where you live:
The FTC's guide to job scams has more examples.
If you've already paid, call your bank straight away.
What we do
We only list roles from platforms' own job boards and check every listing against them every hour. We never charge job seekers, and we will never contact you on WhatsApp or Telegram. Seen a listing here that looks wrong? Every job page has a "Tell us" link, or see About & contact.