Is it a scam if a remote job wants me to plug their device into my home WiFi?

Yes. No legitimate employer mails you a box to plug into your router. That device turns your home IP address into their proxy — their traffic, including illegal traffic, then looks like it comes from your house. Decline, report the “job” to the platform where you found it, and if you already installed it, unplug it and factory-reset your router.

Educational verdict from documented scam patterns — not a live report. For a 0–100 risk score on the exact link in your hand, run the checker.