KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Working from home is becoming more popular and unfortunately, scammers have picked up on the increased demand for work-from-home jobs.

One East Tennessee woman thought she'd found the perfect job on one of the popular online websites. The only problem was that scammers had stolen information about the real job opening and directed would-be job seekers to their fake website. The fake job involved repetitive tasks like "optimizing products" or "boosting Amazon reviews," through an app or website, and the scammer promised high daily earnings with minimal effort.

Marianne Reyns went to the online job site LinkedIn, where she found the perfect opportunity to make money at home, or so she thought. She believed she was working for Nexxen, a digital advertising company.

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