I just wasted a couple of days on a coding test for an agency, where the actual client job is in the US, and turns out to require US hours (10 timezones away).

I just wasted a couple of days on a coding test for an agency, where the actual client job is in the US, and turns out to require US hours (10 timezones away). There are a lot of tells that either the 'client' is actually a US-based remote worker, or someone from the agency, working at least this job remotely and outsourcing the actual work, eg the only 'interview' slots are at lunch time, pitiful rates, etc (but I need any work now). I'm guessing this is quite a common scam.