DENVER — The text or email might sound tempting: a recruiter promising remote work, flexible hours, and a healthy paycheck. Many people simply delete them. But what happens if you respond?

Denver resident Shadawn Shuler said she learned the answer the hard way.

Shuler, who was born and raised in Denver, said she applied for hundreds of jobs online earlier this year.

She received an email from a company calling itself Echo Shipping LLC about a position they listed as “Consignment Verifier.”

“They had listed what I would be doing, which was very vague. It just said I was a product tester, and that I would be getting paid a salary after 30 days of $4,300 plus a $350 bonus,” Shuler said. “And that did sound good, but it did sound iffy.”

Shuler, who has a child with special needs, said she

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