Artist RabbitinM received a similar scam in an art proposal. He was sent a zip file containing a technical specification (technical assignment) from the customer, with examples and sketches.
What seemed like a normal suggestion turned out to be malicious after the artist lost everything and carefully checked the contents of the archive.
After opening the zip file, we can see a PDF file containing the customer’s sketches, however, this is not a normal PDF file. It is actually a Windows desktop screensaver file with a .scr extension, which is a malicious script disguised as a PDF..
These scams involve offers to work from home or set up and invest in a business opportunity, promising a job, high salary or large investment return following initial upfront payments.
Term used for a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions
Hackers can fake file extensions by abusing a special Unicode character, forcing text to be displayed in reverse order.
References on how to protect yourself from scamming: