闇(やみ)バイト

やみばいと
noun
criminal side job; illegal job recruited online
societywork
1. criminal side job; illegal job recruited online
Criminal work, such as collecting money from fraud victims or taking part in robberies, advertised on social media as easy, well-paid part-time work.
闇(やみ)バイトに応募(おうぼ)してしまった。
He ended up applying for a criminal job.
SNSで闇(やみ)バイトの募集(ぼしゅう)が増(ふ)えている。
Ads for criminal jobs on social media are increasing.
「高収入(こうしゅうにゅう)」という言葉(ことば)につられて闇(やみ)バイトに加(くわ)わり、強盗(ごうとう)の実行(じっこう)役(やく)として逮捕(たいほ)される若者(わかもの)もいる。
Some young people, lured by the promise of high pay, take these jobs and are arrested as the ones who carried out robberies.

Usage

闇(やみ) (dark, illicit) + バイト (part-time job). A news word from the early 2020s. Recruiters often collect the applicant's ID and then threaten them, so police campaigns warn young people never to respond.

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