Blackhorn Ventures

Scammer's phone (305) 537-6291
Scammer's address Denver, CO 80202, USA
Country United States
Victim Location GA 30302, USA
Type of a scam Employment

I received the following text message:

"Hi, I'm Ms. Amanda Rohrer, I am the Talent Acquisition Specialist for Blackhorn Venures and I'm pleased to inform you that your resume posted online has been revieed and forwarded to the Management Team of Blackhorn Ventures for an interview. Are you available and willing to undergo this interview?"

If you accept the interview, you're directed to download the "Signal Messenger" app and send a message to "Mr. Smith".

This person who identifies themselves as "Omar Smith" goes through a seemingly legitimate interview process. Once you're "accepted", they ask for the name of your bank. That's where I stopped. The only thing they got from me was my name and cellphone number, which they already had to begin with. Unfortunately, I was dumb enough to provide my location as well.

Scammer's phone (305) 537-6291
Scammer's address 1550 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location TX 76051, USA
Type of a scam Employment

I was contacted by text message regarding interest in my resume and was instructed to download Telegram to complete a chat interview. At the end of the internet i was advised i was hired and would need to send a form including a copy of my driver's license and personal info and they would need me to cash an expense check for necessary software.

Scammer's phone (305) 537-6291
Scammer's address Denver, CO 80202, USA
Country United States
Victim Location AZ 85142, USA
Type of a scam Employment

They contacted me, asked to download signal messenger and asked me cut and paste questions. They hired me without even a phone call and then asked me about my banking and wanted me to fill out something with my personal info. I didn’t do it and immediately started searching for scams related to this situation.

Scammer's phone (706) 680-7038
Scammer's website blackhornvc.com
Scammer's address 1550 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202, USA
Country United States
Victim Location OH 44114, USA
Type of a scam Employment

Here is the text. Hi, I'm Ms. Amanda Rohrer, I am the Talent Acquisition Specialist for Blackhorn Ventures and I'm pleased to inform you that your resume posted on line has been reviewed and forwarded to the Management Team of Blackhorn Ventures for an interview are you available and willing to undergo this interview?

I have never applied to this company and my resume is not available online.

Scammer's phone 305-537-6291
Scammer's address 1550 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 76137, USA
Type of a scam Employment

A person claiming to be Amada Rohrer from Blackhorn Ventures messages me saying my resume online was sent to the management team and if I was willing to "undergo an interview". I didn't think much about it and replied yes to it. They continued to list the positions available at the company, and asked if I had a messaging app called "Signal" or "Telegram" and gave me a specific username to look up to immediately conduct the interview. They said it would be conducted via instant messaging. I started to to realize what was happening and blocked their number.

Scammer's phone (305) 537-6291
Scammer's website No website was shared with me
Scammer's address no address was given, Denver, CO 80202, USA
Country United States
Victim Location PA 15681, USA
Type of a scam Employment

I applied for a remote Customer Service Specialist job with a company called Forefront on a website called EdSurge. Forefront says they are based in Denver. I have applied to many, many jobs recently so when I was contacted by someone identifying herself as Katie Mulligan from a company called Blackhorn Ventures based in Denver, I got confused and thought it was a reply to my Forefront application through EdSurge. I was asked to download Signal Messenger and use it to interview with someone identifying themselves as Thomas Bianchi, 940-277-7497. The messages from both Mulligan and Bianchi seemed very cut-and-paste. I was offered a position without a video conference or any other verifiably live interaction. When I did not immediately accept, but began asking specific questions about benefits, pay schedule, how to log hours, daily work schedule, and requested a live video conversation, the Signal messages stopped. I realized it must be a scam so now I am reporting the issue. During the message exchanges, I searched online for Blackhorn, which does have some online presence. It appears as though the Gates Foundation even invested in them, but I do not know how to verify if that is true. I gave no personal information such as SSN or bank account numbers, and noticed no unusual bank activity. I can provide screenshots of all texts and Signal messages. I do not know if Forefront is connected with this, but my most recent email to the person from Forefront who emailed me after my application through EdSurge was replied to with an Out of Office message. That person identified himself as David Woodward, [email protected] It could be coincidence that another company claiming to be based in Denver tried to scam me?