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Never pay to get a job.

Most job scams in the Philippines follow the same six patterns. Here they are — what we block for you, and what to do if someone tries.

Six signs of a fake job

  1. 1

    Any fee, for anything

    Training, uniform, ID, medical, “processing”, “reservation”, a deposit. A real employer pays you; you never pay them. Job ads that ask for money up front are the most common scam we see.

  2. 2

    Pay for likes, tasks or reviews

    “Like and earn”, “daily payout”, “₱1,000 a day, no experience”. These start by paying you small amounts, then ask you to “top up” to unlock bigger tasks. The money is gone.

  3. 3

    The chat moves to Telegram or WhatsApp at once

    A recruiter who will only talk on an outside app, before any interview, is avoiding a record. On Tekhx Jobs, outside contacts are held until you reply and are invited to an interview.

  4. 4

    An “online job” for a company abroad

    Work-from-home offers for foreign “companies” that pay in crypto or need your bank login are a common route into scam hubs and money mule schemes.

  5. 5

    Your IDs before an interview

    Copies of IDs, selfies with your ID, your bank or GCash details — before you have even met — are used to open accounts in your name.

  6. 6

    Too good, too fast

    Hired on the spot, no interview, pay far above the usual for the work. Check the pay against similar jobs on our pay strip.

What Tekhx Jobs does for you

  • Every post and every employer message is read by our filter before you see it. A request for money is stopped and the employer warned; a second attempt suspends them.
  • No employer reaches you until their business is checked — a company email or a confirmed mobile, plus registration and TIN.
  • Phone numbers and outside apps in an employer's message wait until you have replied and they have invited you to an interview.
  • Your résumé is seen only by employers you applied to, and you see every time one opens it.
  • A report reaches a person. Three reports on one post pause it at once while we look.

If it happens to you

  1. Stop. Do not send money, codes or IDs — even “just to hold the slot”.
  2. Press Report on the post or the message. Keep the chat; do not delete it.
  3. Screenshot the post, the chat and any account numbers they gave.
  4. If you already paid, call your bank or e-wallet at once, then the CICC on 1326.

Government hotlines

Free to call. Tekhx Jobs is not part of any agency.

  • 1326CICC Inter-Agency Response Centeronline scams, task scams, fake job pages
  • 1348DMW (Department of Migrant Workers)illegal recruitment for jobs abroad
  • 1349DOLE Hotlinelocal recruitment agencies, fees, labor questions