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Posted by jweather 7/1/2025

Anyone else get spam texts from Y Combinator Recruiting?

Just got two this morning from random e-mail addresses claiming to be "Lauren, Recruitment Marketing Manager at Y Combinator" both with different phone numbers to contact. Looks very scammy.
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lourmitchell 7/3/2025|
Got it too, from nicholasbarnesdygi8795@outlook.com.ar

Hello! My name is Lauren from Y Combinator. We were really impressed with your profile and would like to provide you the chance to take on a flexible remote role. In this position, you would assist merchants by updating their data, improving their visibility, and managing bookings effectively. You can work from anywhere for 60 to 90 minutes a day and earn anywhere from $200 to $500 each day, with a guaranteed $800 base every four days. There is a paid five-day trial period, and monthly earnings could exceed $5,000 with bonuses included. Full training and benefits are part of the package; you must be at least 21 years old to apply. Don’t miss out on limited availability! Text 'Yes' to 7133557698 to find out more.

hellojanedoe 7/2/2025||
Hello! My name is Lauren from Y Combinator. We were really impressed with your profile and would like to provide you the chance to take on a flexible remote role. In this position, you would assist merchants by updating their data, improving their visibility, and managing bookings effectively. You can work from anywhere for 60 to 90 minutes a day and earn anywhere from $200 to $500 each day, with a guaranteed $800 base every four days. There is a paid five-day trial period, and monthly earnings could exceed $5,000 with bonuses included. Full training and benefits are part of the package; you must be at least 21 years old to apply. Don’t miss out on limited availability! Text 'Yes' to 6463596533 to find out more.

Word for word my message exactly. Don’t be fooled ppl. I’ve been job hunting for months so I was wondering what this was. And it’s just an absolute scam!

hellojanedoe 7/2/2025||
Yes! I just got this same message now. I wanted to make sure it was, in fact, a scam.

Hello! My name is Lauren from Y Combinator. We were really impressed with your profile and would like to provide you the chance to take on a flexible remote role. In this position, you would assist merchants by updating their data, improving their visibility, and managing bookings effectively. You can work from anywhere for 60 to 90 minutes a day and earn anywhere from $200 to $500 each day, with a guaranteed $800 base every four days. There is a paid five-day trial period, and monthly earnings could exceed $5,000 with bonuses included. Full training and benefits are part of the package; you must be at least 21 years old to apply. Don’t miss out on limited availability! Text 'Yes' to 6463596533 to find out more.

isaidit 7/2/2025||
Yup! Just slightly different words and the number. I Fn hate these!

Hello, it's a pleasure to connect with you. My name is Lauren, Recruitment Marketing Manager at Y Combinator. I'm reaching out to share an official online part-time job program that’s been getting a lot of attention recently. The role offers flexible hours you can set yourself. Daily income ranges from 200$ to 500$. The base salary is 800$, with bonuses paid every four days. After the internship, the monthly salary is 5,000$. Applicants must be 21 or older. If you're interested, please send a message to 7752173210 — we'll get back to you shortly. Spots are limited, so contact me as soon as possible!

bmolina99 7/7/2025||
I filed a report against them here: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ take screenshots telling them to stop harassing you. You can make a small claim lawsuit if they keep bothering you after requesting to stop.
PaulHoule 7/1/2025||
My impression is that in the last month there's been a Cambrian Explosion in scam text of all sorts, also I see a lot of what I think are affiliation scams on Bluesky and Mastodon targeting, not least, open source developers, chronically ill people, transgender people, and anime fans. I just got a scam text last night that said I owed NY State a lot in freeway tolls.

I wouldn't be surprised if Scam, Inc [1] was branching out.

[1] https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/scam-inc-from-the-econ...

bshookfarm 7/1/2025||
I got a text offering me a remote job with this company.

aquanettebeacham10... › iMessage Today 10:17 AM Hello! My name is Lauren from Y Combinator. We were really impressed with your profile and would like to provide you the chance to take on a flexible remote role. In this position, you would assist merchants by updating their data, improving their visibility, and managing bookings effectivelv. + iMessage

badmuddafadda 7/1/2025||
That's the one that I received. "You can work from anywhere for 60 to 90 minutes a day and earn anywhere from $200 to $500 each day, with a guaranteed $800 base every four days. There is a paid five-day trial period, and monthly earnings could exceed $5000 with bonuses included." So, everyone can look forward to having scammers like this checking in with you from time to time as you age. Checking your cognition, seeing if you have a trusting nature--these types will be checking up on us forever, trying to determine if our mental capacity has been ravaged by time, or if we are just ignorant of scams. It's worse than the temporarily financially embarrassed Nigerian prince, because it came through a text rather than an email. So, passively, you are going to see it. The security breaches are non-stop and it's beyond irritating to be targeted by such low life scammers. Anyone have an opinion of companies like Incogni --that are supposed to get your data removed from data brokers?
hhesto 7/1/2025||
Yeah I got that same exact text 30 mins ago
bhello 7/9/2025||
Same situation from Michael641@jiaqifuwu.com
Phenom007 7/1/2025||
Thanks for the heads up. I too received a text from Lauren at Y Combinator. Your warnings are enough to get me to pause. ~Stephen
bhello 7/9/2025|
Same situation from michael641@jiaqifuwu.com
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