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- Dearborn, MI, USA • Jun 28, 2024
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Initially this Emily Been reached out and offered the job of "Procurement Specialist" for $137,000 annually, plus commission/bonuses, and great benefits. After doing some research and accepting the position they told me that they would pay down credit card balances of mine, then I would use that money to make purchases and shipments for the company under the direction of this Emily Been. After a two week trial period I would then get my own company credit card to purchase with and be off and running. On the second on the purchases, my credit card companies started flagging my accounts because I was paying down balances than making large purchases right away. I brought this to Emily's attention, she deflected, and just kept directing me to keep purchasing things.On the second on the purchases, my credit card companies started flagging my accounts because I was paying down balances than making large purchases right away. I brought this to Emily's attention, she deflected, and just kept directing me to keep purchasing things. At that point I told her I would not be purchasing anything else until I received a paycheck and spoke to someone from HR. The next thing I knew, they were recalling all of the payments that they had made, leaving me with credit card debt in excess of $10,000! This is after I bought and shipped $6,000 worth of Starliink WiFi kits to Kyrgyzstan. So not only did I never get a paycheck or reimbursement for all the miles, T & B Trading received $6,000 worth of merchandise and got all of the money they had paid on my credit cards, then some! Now some of my oldest credit cards have been closed, my score is sub 500, and I am on the hook for over $10,000 in credit card debt! I am trying to work with the police to resolve this, but they way they used their bank to pay my cards which is problematic for a lot of reasons that I am only now learning, and it makes it very difficult for the police. It is also across state lines which makes it federal, so I am hoping they will get involved if necessary.

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- Nicholson, PA, USA • Jun 20, 2024
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I was interviewed for a position and was hired but received a job offer letter with a different position. When asked about this the person I was in contact with told me I was hired for the position stated on my offer because of my experience even though when I was told the day before I would be placed in a different position. I was required to buy materials for the job (laptop, printer, scanner) and was told I’d receive a check to pay for the materials. I was told I’d be emailed a check and I’d have to print it out and could only do mobile deposit or ATM deposit for the check. When asked how much materials cost, I was told it would be $4120.00 for materials and if I couldn’t deposit the check they would “reimburse me”. When asked about the specific materials and which vendor/supplier was used, I kept getting vague answers that they “had a reliable supplier” but refused to give me the supplier name or any other information. Did not receive my banking information. I retracted any acceptance on the job and was immediately blocked from contacting him again.

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- Saint Thomas, PA, USA • Jun 20, 2024
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I was contacted by someone in the company by the name of Richard Reed, from the email address of the following:

[email protected]

saying that they wanted to interview me. And that I had to do the interview over Teams Chat with them. They stated that the had seen my resume (not sure how, as I did not apply with them) and that they thought I would be a good candidate for the job that was WFH. We went through some sort of interview process, and they said I was hired. They even sent me some sort of sign-on paperwork that I had to fill out and send back. Come to find out that this was all a scam. They wanted me to send them money ($1300), which unfortunetly, I sent, so that I could get my "WAH equipment". Now, at this point in time, I have no idea who I am dealing with. I kept telling them that I wanted my money back, but they keep making up excuses as to why they cannot.

There were 3 people involved with all of this. At least these are the names that I was given:

Richard Reed

Lisa Doering

Yolanda Williams

Now the last name on this list, was the person that I had sent the funds to (the supposed vendor for the equipment) through PayPal, and they told me to lable it "FRIENDS & FAMILY ONLY", which stupidly, I did. When I tried to dispute it with PayPal, they said that they were legitimate charges because of the "FRIENDS & FAMILY ONLY" wording in the money being sent. These people keep pressuring me to send them another $500, which I do not have, to supposedly be able to get paperwork for the return of my $1300.00, which makes no sense to me. I have all the text messages that have been sent back and forth between me and supposedly this company. I also had someone text my cell phone one night (claiming to be the real Richard Reed) and that it was the CEO of this company, that told him to contact me. Now these people on Teams know that this fake Richard Reed has been contacting me also. How, I do not know. They keep saying that I did not follow the company rules and regulations about getting my $1300.00 back. They keep trying to send me fake checks to cash and then send them the left over funds.

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- Leland, NC, USA • Jun 13, 2024
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Purchased products and was to have been reimbursed. Payment was made, to my account on Dec 7th 2023, from JP Morgan Chase. The account was **********Routing number was *********. Money was successfully transferred…April 30th 2024, the money was taken back an attached to my AMEX card. The product, 2 laptops, were mailed to Luke Jones 1923 McDonald Ave Brooklyn NY 11223.

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- Henderson, MN, USA • Jun 13, 2024
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Job offer on facebook told her i was interested. Had to set up signal messenger and of coarse my email wasnt good enough so had to get a new one too. Did fake interview for 2 hours then i was in but needed their equipment. They would put money in and i would buy it. I gave thrm everything for the mobile app. Bank stopped that. I believe they were trying to get every penny. Then they triend VENMO that wouldn't work so then they wanted me to get an apple gift card. FINALLY it clicked. It was a scam because if ur giving then a gift card its a scam. The original person interacting with me was no longer taking messages, suprise. I look alot about the company never found anything bad once but only 1 single good review. Now I kept asking google if it was a scam and not one thing came back. Only good. Now if i am asking someone else would have also.it was almost as if they didnt exist. Nothing on reddit, BBB, or scamchecker. I am a smart woman and they almost had me! I have been focusing on getting a job hard right now. So focused I gave up my account information. Wow. They only had a week told her I had to wait until Friday. She said. That will be enough time. If its a job their not in a rush

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- Brooklyn, NY, USA
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We're delighted to welcome you aboard our team!

As mentioned earlier, we'll have you complete a proficiency assessment task when you start to gauge your performance. We'll then schedule a meeting to provide feedback on your performance and finalize any necessary paperwork, like the contract. You'll also receive complimentary training before your start date.

Here's a list of the equipment and materials required for your role:

Dedicated computer

Security printer

VoIP phone

Specialized assist software (This is licensed software essential for carrying out assigned tasks, monitoring, and reporting).

These items are crucial for your position. We'll send you a check of ($2350) to cover the costs of acquiring them, along with instructions on how to proceed once the check clears.

Please provide your full name as it appears on the check, a valid cell phone number, and the address where you'd like the check delivered. We'll use the cell phone number you provide to reach out.

If you have any further questions or requests, feel free to let me know.

Important note: You have the flexibility to set your own working hours due to our schedule's flexibility.

Warm regards,

Toni Mallard

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- Mooresville, NC, USA
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I applied for a data entry position through LinkedIn saying the position was for Neotropix Inc. After applying for the position and taking some assessments and interview questions I was hired. At that time via email they told me they were sending me a check to cash so I could buy the software needed to complete the tasks I would assigned. After the check was cleared into my bank they walked me through buying bitcoin through cash app and once it was purchased I had to send it to them so that the software was in my name. Since then I have not been able to get into contact with the HR representative I was talking to. After more digging I was able to see through your site that this scam is something they have been doing. They have my personal name/ phone number/ email/ and home address.

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- Sacramento, CA, USA
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I want to confirm that I'm available by phone from 10.00 am EST till 06.00 pm EST Monday-Friday. I'm in my office some Saturdays (I'll let you know). I'm available by email 24/7 per week and also on Holidays and weekends.

During the 2 weeks period we are going to start from simple PO (purchase order) from our company's individual clients. You'll purchase the required goods, package them and mail them out. Your responsibilities will be : find the items under the best price/discount; pick them up from the vendor/supplier and ship out via shipping carrier. As soon as the items are found, you should drive and purchase them by using Company's money. You receive them prior to the purchase.

Our company provides the corporate credit card to work with but it will be in your hands in 15 days from your start because you have to complete the probationary period and fulfill 8 orders as a minimum. Within these 15 days you receive the money from the company's bank account to your personal credit card.

You will be given the company's money upfront to the purchase. You do not buy the merchandise from your own money. To get this process started, you do NOT give use your card details, because you will be given our bank account # + routing # to draw the money from. Because of the security reason, to avoid any kind of unauthorized transactions, the company did a credit check. The company gives you money in advance and made a soft screening before you get our money to start the job.

Base on your Credit Report, You have already charged credit card(s) and your balance is like a room to get our money deposited.

CITICARDS Credit limit of $15,000 Balance $14,748

BANK OF AMERICA Credit limit of $30,000 Balance $20,443

I give you a company's bank account and you clear $14,748 + /or $20,443 to get $35,191 company's money to shop around. You can keep $750 from that amount as your Salary advance and use them for your personal needs immediately. The rest amount you will use for PO purchases.

You will be buying goods quickly, at the same day, and we do a next charges pay after the purchase. There is no interest rate and you do not spend your own money.

How it works:

1) I give you the company's bank account number by email

2) you use the account to pull the money from that account and deposit to your credit card (by phone or online)

3) we wait 12-24 hours till the credit card company confirm the available credit on your card

4) you start buying the goods from posted company's amount

5) you ship the products out

6) receive the next transaction

You can start with one or few cards at the same time.

Example: You can start with your :

CITICARDS Credit limit of $15,000 Balance $14,748

BANK OF AMERICA Credit limit of $30,000 Balance $20,443

Our total bill pay amount will be $35,191 as total. Your total commission amount will be $5,278 with 15% Extra commission purchase order. You can request your commission amount with your paycheck or pull to the credit card(s) in a following transaction.

Please, read over the attached file. It explains how the transaction process works. If you get some questions about the process, please call me back .

P.S. If you are money motivated person and looking to make EXTRA bonuses/commission plus to the base salary, please let me know. We have some urgent orders which are paid up to 27% commission from a PO(purchase order)

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Offered employment and gave personal information. Gave me a check to deposit for payment of equipment. Attempted to have me make the purchase until funds cleared in my account.

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- Hamlin, NY, USA
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They said that they were going to send me a check for my work equipment and that check will arrive today. I do not engage in criminal activities, nor will I do this now. They sent an employment offer letter which looks legit but never asked for identification, no resume, no direct deposit forms or anything. It looks like they have several addresses for different things. So if this is a scam, I need to know now. Thank you!

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- Brooklyn, NY, USA
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On March 3rd 2024 I have received a notification via email regarding a job opportunity for admin assistant opportunity to work remote, the company was looking for candidates from the US due to the company expansion into United States, the company was hiring me with a salary of 25 dollars in hour I did my research on the company the company seem real to me so I continued with the onboarding process the with background check by submitting ID and social security card thinking it was a real employment opportunity ask a college student seeking employment. Further more the company responded that I would need to obtain an equipment for the this opportunity the following week on March 12 the company said the equipment will be sent as of from as a E check to perchase equipment i received E check deposited it to my chase account and gladly the

Bank noticed the check was not valid and returned it back. I wanted to communicate my experience on this issue hopefully to find some light on job scams and what to do on my case in my situation as of today I’m continuing monitoring my bank account including my credit report for any suspicious activities moving forward.

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- Germantown, MD, USA
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The scammer approached me with a remote job offer. It was a data entry job position. They said I could work from home and would send me a check to purchase needed equipment for the job such as a laptop and printer.

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- New York, NY, USA
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This person reached out about a job opportunity, and stated that in order for us to proceed with the job opportunity i would have to deposit a check into my account in order to facilitate purchasing equipment. and was very persistent that i would have to send them a receipt of when the deposit was made with information of date amount and depositor's name. But the company that they stated they worked for is located in Connecticut, the check was sent from an address in Virginia, and the check itself was written from another company in Illinois.

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- Falls Church, VA, USA
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The named used was Mark Anderson and Jill Maguire-ward. Mark contacted me with an assessment test. I completed it and offered a job wthout any interview. Received an email from Jill regarding the offer and was told I would recieve a check to buy office supplies and they wanted my bank name so that they can send an echeck which I will be depositing it to my bank. I actually accepted the offer and sent my ID as well. Then the guy Mark started texting me instead of emailing, which is odd. The next day I reached out asking for a zoom call and the email seem to not exist anymore.

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- Monroe, NY, USA
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the interviewer gave me a position pretty quickly and told me the company would send me a check to purchase work materials. once receiving the emailed check they asked me to mobile deposit the check and order my materials from only their vendor that they wouldnt provide until after the check is deposited. i called the bank that was on the FAKE check for them to inform me that the account number DID NOT match the name on the check sent to me. but i have given the interviewer my name, address, and bank that i use.

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- Manassas, VA, USA
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Started an interview, stated was hired, sent paperwork to be filled out and was sending a check to buy materials.

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- Allentown, PA, USA
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I received a text message from “Gordon Brown Lead Recruiter Allegion Workspace” about a position I applied through Zip Recruiter.

I had an interview via telephone with him and 2 days after I got a job offer via email. In the email there was attached 2 PDFs the job offer and the format of the background check which I signed and filled it. All my information was there SSN, address, phone number.

After that, the “onboarding process started” where he said that the company will make financial provision to get a MacBook Pro and all the softwares I had to install.

I received an E-check from chase (false E-check) and the instruction to scanned was on the email. And then other email from the “supplier” who will help me to get the laptop and install everything, but algo an invoice with all the detail about it, and of course the information of their account to send the money I received from “Allegion workspace”

When I tried to do that, the money disappeared and I couldn’t use my account, so I went to the bank and they froze my account because there was something off and I realize that everything was fraud.

The bank helped me to cancel everything and chance all my accounts.

But I had to fill out the reports for all the information I provided.

“Hr department email”

[email protected]

Gordon Brown

“Account department email”

[email protected]

“KILGLEN”

“Hall software and Accessory”

[email protected]

***** *****

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- Naples, FL, USA
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Graham Rossman sent an email to my university and Outlook did not mark it as dangerous. The email was even marked with my school's logo. The guy said he was in Australia with his wife who is battling cancer so could not make an interview. I did not formally accept the job, but the next step would have been him sending me a cashier's check, me keeping $750 as payment, and then using the rest of the funds to purchase supplies as needed.

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- Alexandria, VA, USA
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The scammer told me it was a check that will be sent to me and contacts me over phone and email. Explaining how they will mail me money to make purchases for the "job assignment". They instructed me to take pictures of the deposited check after I made all purchases.

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- Lanham, MD, USA
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They claimed to be based out of india or using this company to scam people. Say they are hiring remote workers to expand in the U.S. have the paper work links and documents to fill out as if new employee.

Sent a check for me to send back using zelle to buy equipment from someone with a personal name. Not business.

Make you download a app called signal to do the interview and connect with someone. But the attempted was flagged which made me start thinking and questioning. Then wanted me to you a different platform other then my bank to send the money.

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