Scammers post attractive remote job listings — often for roles like "crypto trader", "liquidity manager", or "customer support" — on job boards or messaging apps, offering high pay for minimal apparent qualifications.
After a brief, often informal interview, the "employer" asks for an upfront payment for training materials, software, or equipment, or asks the new "employee" to use their own funds to demonstrate a trading or transfer task as part of onboarding.
Any payment made is simply taken, and any crypto moved as part of a "task" goes straight to the scammer. The job itself never materialises beyond this initial request.