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- Fairfield, AL, USA
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I WAS IN SEARCH OF A JOB ON CAREERBUILDER WHEN I WAS OFFERED A JOB WORKING FROM HOME AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. THE SCAMMER TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR, WORKING 5 DAYS A WEEK, NO WEEKENDS, AND PRETTY MUCH SETTING MY OWN HOURS SINCE I AM SUPPOSED TO BE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. ONE THING I NOTICED IN THE EMAIL, THEY NEVER CALLED ME OR USED MY NAME UNTIL I GAVE THEM MY FULL NAME. THEY RESPONDED TO ME BY MY EMAIL ADDRESS. ANOTHER THING I NOTICED, EVEN THOUGH I GAVE HIM MY CONTACT NUMBER, HE NEVER USED IT. HE ONLY WANTED TO CHAT ON GOOGLE HANGOUT. THEN HE TOLD ME ABOUT TRAINING FOR THE POSITION, HOW MUCH I WOULD BE MAKING, ETC... I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN HE SAID I WOULD BE ENROLLED INTO A 401K, HAVE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE, 2 WEEKS SICK PAY, AND 21 PRO-RATED VACATION DAYS A YEAR. THEN PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE FOR THE JOB AT NO COST TO ME. WHERE IS IT WRITTEN THAT WHEN YOU ARE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, THE COMPANY YOU ARE BEING CONTRACTED WITH GIVES YOU A 401K AND INSURANCE BENEFITS LET ALONE SICK AND VACATION PAY. YOU ARE WORKING FROM HOME, YOU DON'T NEED THEIR PERMISSION TO BE SICK OR GO ON VACATION BECAUSE IF IT IS AN INTERNET BASED JOB, YOUR COMPUTER CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU GO. THE NEXT THING I KNEW WAS WRONG, BEFORE I WAS OFFERED THE JOB WE HAD AN INTERVIEW ONLY ON GOOGLE CHAT AS I MENTIONED BEFORE. HE ASKED A LOT OF INTERVIEW QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN EASILY GET OFF OF THE INTERNET. THEN IT CAME TO THE PART OF OFFERING ME THE JOB. HE HAD ME HELD ON LINE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHILE HE SENDS ALL OF MY INTERVIEW ANSWERS TO THE BOARD, WHO BY THE WAY, MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GIRLFRIEND OR BOYFRIEND. AFTER 20 MINUTES, I GET THE JOB OFFER AND I AM CONGRATULATED AND SAID THAT I NEEDED TO SIGN A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THE TERMS OF HOW MUCH I WAS GOING TO GET PAID BEFORE AND AFTER TRAINING. I WILL ADMIT, EVEN THOUGH I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, I WAS LOOKING AT THE MONEY AND HOW I WAS GOING TO PAY MY BILLS AND HAVE A GOOD TIME IN THE PROCESS, BUT THEN OF COURSE A BELL WENT OFF AND SAID THIS IS A SCAM BUT I WANTED TO KNOW HOW IT WOULD END. TODAY AS I WAS DOING THE TRAINING TASK, WHICH BY THE WAY WAS VERY STRANGE, INSTEAD OF ME TAKING A TYPING, WORD, OR EXCEL TEST, HE HAD ME TO WRITE AN ARTICLE ON HOW TO DEVELOP ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SKILLS AND THE BEST TIPS FOR HANDLING ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. I KNEW IT WAS STRANGE AND I FIGURED THE PERSON I HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH COULD BE A LAZY COLLEGE STUDENT WHO DON'T WANT TO WORK. SO I WENT AHEAD AND DID HIS HOMEWORK FOR HIM, I AM QUITE SURE I GOT AN A. NOW WHILE I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING THIS ARTICLE, HE SENDS ME A CHAT SAYING KINDLY CHECK MY EMAIL FOR HE HAS SENT ME A NOTIFICATION. AT THIS TIME, MY DOORBELL RINGS AND I AM THINKING, IS HE AT MY DOOR AND IF SO IT IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, TURNS OUT, IT WAS FEDEX, STRANGE. LISTEN TO THE REST OF THE STORY. I GET BACK TO MY COMPUTER AND OPEN UP HIS EMAIL AND WHAT TO MY SURPRISE DO I READ. THE CHECK FOR THE EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE IS COMING BY FEDEX HERE IS THE TRACKING NUMBER AND THE WEBSITE IF YOU NEED TO TRACK THE CHECK. I INFORMED HIM THAT THE CHECK HAD ARRIVED AND HE RESPONDING GOOD. THEN HE MESSED UP WHEN HE TOLD ME WHAT TO WITH THIS CHECK. FIRST, HE ASKED ME HOW FAR WAS THE BANK FROM WHERE I LIVE. I SAID TO MYSELF WHO IS HE TALKING TO AND WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT TO ASK. NOW YOU KNOW I AM SUSPICIOUS. I TOLD HIM ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THEN HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME TO STOP THE TRAINING AND PROCEED TO THE BANKTO DEPOSIT THE CHECK AND KEEP HIM UPDATED. THEN HE TELLS ME HOW TO DEPOSIT IT BY GOING TO THE ATM MACHINE TO AVOID QUESTION AND STRESS. NOW YOU KNOW THAT MY ANTENNA IS REALLY UP NOW. DURING THE INTERVIEW, HE ASKED ME HOW DO I HANDLE STRESS, MY ANSWER TO HIM WAS, I HAVE SIX GRANDCHILDREN, STRESS IS ALWAYS A PART OF MY LIFE BUT I HANDLE IT WELL. SO HE ALREADY KNOWS MY HANDLING OF STRESS. HE'S ONLY CONCERN NOW ABOUT THE CHECK, NO LONGER ABOUT ME AND THE TRAINING. I PROCEEDED TO THE BANK AND SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE MANAGERS ABOUT THE BELOVED CHECK. I TOLD HIM I KNEW IT WAS A SCAM AND WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WERE MY OPTIONS. THE BANK MANAGER DID HIS JOB AND TOLD ME WHAT TO DO. HE TOLD ME TO LET HIM KNOWTHAT THE BANK WAS GOING TO HOLD THE CHECK. I TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER. YOU ALWAYS NEED TO BE A STEP AHEAD OF THE SCAMMER. I TOLD HIM THE ATM MACHINE WAS DOWN AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO COME INSIDE THE BANK AND THAT THE BANK WAS GOING TO HOLD THE CHECK AND WHAT SHOULD I DO. HE THEN TOLD ME TO GO ON MY MOBILE APP AND DEPOSIT THE CHECK. I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T HAVE AN APP AND WHAT SHOULD I DO. TO LET YOU KNOW HE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION, HE SAID MAKE THE DEPOSIT. I SAID OKAY. BY THIS TIME I AM ON MY WAY TO THE POLICE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THE BANK MANAGER INSTRUCTED ME TO DO. WHEN I GET TO THE POLICE STATION TO FILE A COMPLAINT, THE OFFICER TOLD ME I HAVE BEEN SCAMMED AND I TOLD HIM, NO, NO, NO. I PROCEEDED TO TELL THE OFFICER WHAT HAPPENED AND WHILE I WAS THERE, THE OFFICER INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTINUE CHATTING WITH HIM. TO MAKE THIS LONG STORY SHORT, THE OFFICER ASKED FOR HIS NAME AND PHONE NUMBER SO THEY CAN SPEAK WITH HIM TO SEE IF HE WAS LEGIT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW HE WASN'T. THE SCAMMER GOT REAL STUPID AND DUMB, THE EDUCATION HAD LEFT HIS WHOLE BODY. HE ASKED ME, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I SAID THE POLICE WANTS TO SPEAK WITH YOU. OF COURSE IT TOOK HIM SEVERAL MINUTES TO RESPOND NOW THAT HE KNOW THE GIG IS UP. THEN HE ASKED ME, WHO NEEDS?, IN ALL CAPS, I SAID I ALL CAPS, THE POLICE BABY. DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I SAID HELLO ARE YOU STILL THERE? NOTHING, QUIET. THEN I SAID, THE POLICE IS WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU, PLEASE RESPOND. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE SCAMMER. I KNOW THIS WAS A LONG STORY. I HOPE IT HELPS SOMEONE IN THE FUTURE. REMEMBER, IF IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS.

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