How does a "you interview for US company, we do the work" scam work? • Hacker News Board

Re: How does a "you interview for US company, we do the work" scam work?

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Post by malfist » Sun, Dec 14, 2025, 2:45 PM UTC

zerr wrote: post #39

idontwantthis wrote: post #30

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Yeah not my experience at all. I am an at will employee and I can wake up tomorrow to a locked laptop.

Can one negotiate a different type of permanent contract? (e.g. with a France-like job security)

In the US? Not generally. Typically you only get those for highly sought after people with lots of leverage, think c suite or someone you can send on a speaking circuit for your company

Re: How does a "you interview for US company, we do the work" scam work?

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Post by malfist » Sun, Dec 14, 2025, 2:47 PM UTC

nostrademons wrote: post #38

array_key_first wrote: post #34

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I think the most wrong thing about this is the disability thing. In the US, you don't just get paid for disability. No. The closest thing is FMLA, which: - is unpaid - only granted after 1 year of work, and - does not guarantee your position

This is employer-by-employer. There's no mandated minimum, however many large corporations will give you full benefits. Mine, for example, pays 100% of your salary and your stocks continue to vest during that time.

That's really nice of your company, but far from common. Amazon in particular only allows RSUs to continue vesting.

Re: How does a "you interview for US company, we do the work" scam work?

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Post by alp1n3-dev » Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 12:05 PM UTC

nostrademons wrote: post #19

Basically you're lending your name and identity as a front for someone with malicious intentions. There are a few different angles to this. Other people have already mentioned the North Korean state-sponsored espionage, but honestly I think this is a small minority of this market. The other two big ones are visa fraud and employment fraud. With the first one, you have a developer, possibly even skilled in a low-wage…

You're saying a psychiatrist in the U.S. would put their license to practice at stake and write fake disability notes? This would also continuous documentation as long-term disability would be through the company's provider, who don't operate in an easy peasy 1 letter and you're good system, they require a ton of paperwork up front and continuous supporting paperwork for a valid medical claim that can be supported by patient evidence. They even have their own doctors on staff verifying these claims. Those insurance companies are itching to find a reason to stop covering someone / deny long-term payments.