SMS Data Collector - English (Nigeria)

SMS Data Collection Participant - English (Nigeria)
Rate: $1.50 USD per qualified message
Location: Remote: Participants must be based in Nigeria
Schedule: Flexible
Project type: Short-term/project-based
Device requirement(s): You must use your own mobile phone and Nigeria phone number
The Project
Productive Playhouse is seeking English-speaking participants for a mobile messaging data collection project. Participants will submit authentic scam and spam SMS messages received on their personal mobile phones to help improve technology designed to identify fraudulent and unwanted communications.
This is a flexible, remote opportunity. Participants may submit eligible messages whenever they receive them, provided all submissions meet project requirements..
Your contributions will support the development of tools designed to make mobile messaging safer for users around the world.
Why Participate?

Earn $1.50 USD for each qualified message you submit

Participate remotely on a flexible schedule

Help improve scam-detection technology by showing how real messages appear in English.

Duties

Submit authentic SMS messages that meet project guidelines

Identify each message as either Scam or Spam

Categorize submissions according to the appropriate message type

Ensure all submissions are complete, accurate, and meet quality standards

Follow all project instructions and submission requirements

Please note: Messages collected from email or other platforms are not eligible. Submissions must be SMS messages received directly on your mobile phone.
Only submissions that meet requirements will be eligible for payment
Project Requirements
You may be a good fit if you:

Are a native or expert-level fluency in English, as spoken in Nigeria

Currently located in Nigeria

Have access to your own mobile device

You must have access to your own Nigeria phone number

Can follow project guidelines and quality standards

Why PPH?

Your language skills are the whole point — and this project pays for them

Apply once, get contacted directly when a spot opens — no chasing

Work from anywhere, on your own schedule, alongside any other work you do

Clear task specs, no ongoing oversight, no micromanagement
Real project experience with a global data and language services company

Work that actually improves how AI understands your language

About Productive Playhouse

We started by teaching kids through award-winning programming. We grew into a global data and language services company trusted by clients worldwide. But the mission never changed: keep language alive.
Transcription, translation, localization, linguistic analysis, AI evaluation — it all comes back to preserving languages and the cultures they carry.
All engagements are contingent upon successful completion of identity verification. Productive Playhouse is an equal opportunity organization headquartered in California and committed to diversity and inclusion across our global workforce. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and abilities, regardless of location or engagement type. For accommodations or inquiries, please contact .
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