I've gotten my fair share of fake job interview emails. I don't think any have ever tried to get me to download/run some code. Mostly, I think they are just trying to phish for information or get me to join their Slack.
I remember replying to a "recruiter" that I thought was legit. I told him my salary requirements and my skill set and even gave him a copy of my resume. I think that was the "scam" though. I gave a pretty highball salary and was told that there was totally a job that would fit. I think he just wanted my info and sharing my resume (with my email & phone) was probably want he wanted. I'm not sure if that lead to more spam calls/emails, but it certainly didn't lead to a job.
The worst is I get emails from people asking to use my Upwork account. They ask because their account "got blocked" and they need to use mine or they are in a "different country" and thus can't get jobs (or get paid less). Usually they say that they'll do the work, but they need to use my PC and Upwork account, and I'll get a cut.
Obviously, those are fake. There's no way I'm letting someone use my account or remote into my PC for any reason.
Not necessarily fake. They might get you in trouble though (facilitating circumventions of sanctions when those workers turn out to be North Korea or in Iran is no joke). They might also be dual-use (do the job and everything as promised while also using it for offensive operations).
I remember replying to a "recruiter" that I thought was legit. I told him my salary requirements and my skill set and even gave him a copy of my resume. I think that was the "scam" though. I gave a pretty highball salary and was told that there was totally a job that would fit. I think he just wanted my info and sharing my resume (with my email & phone) was probably want he wanted. I'm not sure if that lead to more spam calls/emails, but it certainly didn't lead to a job.
The worst is I get emails from people asking to use my Upwork account. They ask because their account "got blocked" and they need to use mine or they are in a "different country" and thus can't get jobs (or get paid less). Usually they say that they'll do the work, but they need to use my PC and Upwork account, and I'll get a cut.
Obviously, those are fake. There's no way I'm letting someone use my account or remote into my PC for any reason.