I just received my ideal job offer to proofread movie scripts and whatnot from "Paid Online Writing Jobs" at a fantastic rate. Seems too good to be true from the getgo and the site seems incredibly sketchy. Now I'm being told that I have 30 mins to pay $1 to secure my position? I'm 99% sure that it's a scam, but can anyone please confirm?

Okay, so I’ve done some research and seems like “onlinewritingjobs.com” is legit. So I have to ask… what’s up with their extended hiring process? I submitted a writing sample, along with faxing my ID and tax documents, at the end of April 2025. They say their team will get back to you in “3-4” business days. Well, I didn’t hear back either way. I sent several emails to check the status of my application. FINALLY, May 29 I received an email back that apologized for the processing delay, my sample had been accepted and approved, but they needed me to resubmit my documents, and the accounting department that receives the faxes was “cc-ed” on the email, so they’d know to keep an eye out.

I sent my documents via fax, again, on June 2, and when I didn’t hear anything back by June 11, I sent another follow up email. I have reached out to the person who responded to my original email, as well as the accounting department, with 3 different follow ups. I provided date and time of my fax, the fax number I submitted from, etc. I have tried to be very patient and professional, but I’m getting very annoyed with this extended processing delay. Has anyone else experienced this? It makes it feel like it is, indeed, some sort of scam?