Heads-up for anyone with a public booking link on Contra I just had a cold booking come through for a Zoom call. The person used the name Anthony Mangurnong, a free Gmail (anthonymangurnong55@gmail.com), a Singapore phone number, and listed their timezone as Asia/Singapore. No LinkedIn, no website, company name just listed as their own name.

When asked for their objective, they pasted a Google Doc. The document claims to be from a Philippines and Singapore based team of full-stack/AI engineers. They say they will apply to 400 remote U.S. software jobs per day using your LinkedIn profile. You only need to show up for the technical and final interviews. Once a job is secured, a company laptop gets shipped to you that they control remotely. Salary payments go to you and you keep 50% while sending them the other half. They mention typical salaries of $120k–$210k and claim there are no upfront costs.

This matches known high-risk patterns (mass applications under someone else’s identity, remote-controlled company laptop, money routed through a personal account). I canceled the booking without responding or giving any reason.

If you get a similar booking or message, I’d suggest declining it and not engaging. Stay safe out there.

I’m really excited to be part of this project! It’s amazing to see what Contra is building, and I’m really looking forward to being part of the journey and contributing to the network.