A new wave of text message scams is targeting mobile phone users with fake job offers claiming to be from Amazon, promising up to $600 a day for simple remote work such as "product refreshes" for Amazon merchants. The scam is a variation on a long-running "task scam" tactic and matters because it exploits the appeal of easy, flexible income, luring victims into handing over personal details or money before disappearing.

The messages reportedly impersonate individual recruiters, such as one claiming to be "Lauren Whitmore from the Amazon Remote Recruitment Team," and pitch roles requiring only around an hour of work daily. Amazon does not recruit staff via unsolicited text messages, and cybersecurity experts warn recipients to treat such offers as fraudulent, avoid clicking any links or replying, and report or delete the texts to protect their personal and financial information.