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Employment Imposter Scam Reports & Reviews (3)

- Sarasota, FL, USA • Nov 28, 2023

Email to my college email posing as the college and using a professor's name at the college. They claimed to be looking for for a research assistant for the English department and would pay 300+ a week for 7 hours a week and were posting the job to all students. They had me contact via text message and asked for 2 emails, address and resume. After they "accepted" me, they began vaguely messaging about money transfers for the "HR" department. After that, I realized it was a scam.

- Roseboro, NC, USA

The scammers asked basic “interview” questions. Than asked if I could provide a clear copy of my photo ID front and back, along with a picture of myself, full name, phone number, address, email so they could do a background check and enter it into their database. Processing on throw the interview, the man stated he had to talk to his headquarters person in HR. After 10 minutes he sent a message stating I got the job. Told me my job duties, my equipment would be sent to me, HR would provide all documents I needed for the remainder process of the hiring stage. After that the man stated the vendor needed my Facebook username and password to put a time tracker on the computer they were giving me to monitor when I start work and stop work. I stated I would not provide that information because social media doesn’t determine employee work hours and there should be other ways to have a time system set up for tracking employee hours. The man stated I was to report back on the app tomorrow at 8am. I stated that I didn’t want the “job” anymore. Than he no longer replied.

I received an email response from what appeared to be a legitime email about an interview process. They conducted a thorough interview via Google Chat. The impersonated hiring agent under the name Jaclyn Nix - [email protected]. Once "hired" they asked for me to direct deposit a check into my banking account from Thomas Shanahan - [email protected] and to return a confirmation of the deposited check. After inspection from the pdf of the fake check, searching the routing number searched was fake and no bank logo was included. The address was linked back to the Florida headquarters of the actual company. A quick research shows the names of the individuals being impersonated are actual employees on the domain website. I declined depositing the check and was then blocked by the addresses. The email correspondences are below:

Dear hire,

Your resume has been reviewed by the HR Department at (CitrusAd) and we are pleased to invite you to an online interview/briefing exercise.

JOB DUTIES

- Answer phones and greet visitors

-Schedule appointments and maintain calendars

-Schedule and coordinate staff and other meetings

-Collate and distribute mail

-Prepare communications, such as memos, emails, invoices, reports and other correspondence

-Write and edit documents from letters to reports and instructional documents

-Create and maintain filing systems, both electronic and physical

-Manage accounts and perform bookkeeping.

Position: Customer Service Representative(Work from home Position)

Pay: $25.12per hour

Work Location: Remote (USA)

Interview Scheduled: Online

Time: Asap(Mon-Friday 9am your time)

Venue: Via Google Chat

Training:

You'll go through a thorough, comprehensive, 3 days online paid training program. This is an opportunity for the right individual who will get all the necessary guidance and training to have a far-reaching career.

You’ve been assigned to Mrs. Jaclyn Nix. Proceed by sending a message to Mrs. Jaclyn Nix using this email address to contact directly via Google Chat:

([email protected])

She would conduct an online interview with you via Google Chat

Invite and send a message to the company's Hiring Manager with your interview verification code KC-US-1232. This code would serve as your identification number throughout the online hiring process. This is an online work from home and working hours are flexible.

Your swift and timely response matters a lot as this is an immediate hire position... We look forward to having you on the team.

Best Regards.

Jen Garner

Office of the Human Resources Officer,

CitrusAd.

© 2022 CitrusAd

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You are to print out both front and back copies, cut out the front copy to the size of a check and have it deposited through your bank mobile app, once deposited has been completed you are to have a screen shot of the check deposit confirmation emailed to me back.

NOTE: You are to endorse the back copy of the check before deposited into your account.

It's as easy as snapping a photo

1. Open Deposit@Mobile®.

2. Enter the deposit amount and choose your account.

3. Take photos of your endorsed check.

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Jaclyn Nix,

You're to deposit the check in your bank account once you get it okay?, Once deposited within the hour or less, funds would be made available for withdrawal quickly or the next day (Within 24hours)

Mel

Okay, no problem!

Jaclyn Nix,

As soon as you've got gotten all your working materials when acquired, All working materials required to setup your home office will be received following day delivery to your home and your supervisor will be reaching you to meet locally and talk about more about the training.

Mel

Okay, great!

Jaclyn Nix,

You'll be receiving your working software's together with the following items required to setup your home office , as soon as you've got access to the software's you would commence your training asap.

1)Laptop : 2019 Newest HP 17.3-inch

2)Accounting software

3)Data base reporting software

4) Data base user interface and query software

5) Phones : Panasonic KX-TG9582B

6) Printer :Best Seller Brother MFCL2700DW Compact Laser All-In One Printer with Wireless Networking and Duplex Printing

7) Scanners : Fujitsu iX500 Scanner

8) Personal digital assistant PDAs

9) Special purpose telephones

10) Photocopiers: Canon image CLASS D1320 Laser

11) Fax Machine: Brother PPF4750E IntelliFax

12) CD Rum 1099 and a time tracker that would enable you keep track of your working hours daily due to the fact that you will be working from home.

Mel

Understood.

Jaclyn Nix,

You have got to learn to trust the company for us to do the same to you and have in mind that the sum of the check you'd be getting would cover all the entire cost of all your working materials, if you don't mind let me know now in case you're willing and prepared to move on with the position.

Mel

Absolutely ready to move forward.

Jaclyn Nix,

Alright awesome, I would not need to have a circumstance while you would not make the deposit of the check and get back upset with the company. you're to make the deposit of the check and as soon as you've made the deposit and have the deposited receipted provided to me for record purpose the company accountant would have all the sum on the check released to you.

Mel

Understood.

Jaclyn Nix,

Kindly enlightened me in brief about today’s updates and briefings?

Mel

Make the deposit of the check, provide to you for record purpose, and my supervisor will be reaching out to me to meet locally, and talk about more about the training.

Jaclyn Nix,

Very impressive

Since technology has made it easy for us these days. Check can be emailed to employees to have the mobile deposited.

Mel

Wonderful!

Jaclyn Nix,

I believe you're qualified to mobile deposit together with your bank and I believe you've got done it some time recently?

Mel

I have secure banking yes.

Jaclyn Nix,

I inquired since we utilize PDF checks for the most part which when sent to somebody can be effortlessly deposited utilizing mobile deposit. It's simple and will too send you instruction so you make no mistakes. Right now we are just attempting to get you prepared so you'll be able begin working as we have work to get done.

Mel

Okay, great!

Jaclyn Nix,

As soon as you have access to the funds, I will be here to provide you with further instructions on how to make the purchase of your working materials.. do note as soon as you have received all those software you will have access to the company database directly

Mel

Okay, thank you!

Jaclyn Nix,

What is your daily deposit limit on your mobile app?

Mel

No limit

Jaclyn Nix,

I believe you have access to a printer?

Mel

Yes, I do

Jaclyn Nix,

Hello Mel

Have just been informed that the check has been sent to you

Let me know once you have received it

Mel

Yes, received

Jaclyn Nix,

Notify me once you have made the deposit and send me the confirmation of deposit once done

Mel

I am waiting for confirmation for the check to clear.

Jaclyn Nix,

Have you made the deposit ??

Sorry for the delay Mel

Mel

My bank has confirmed this is not a legitimate check.

Jaclyn Nix,

How do you mean?

The company check is as good as money

You made a deposit and you did not never provide me with the confirmation of deposit you made

You are sending me a message and telling me the check is not legitimate

Mel

The check routing number is not linked to Bank of America.

Jaclyn Nix,

Every single details on that check is spot on

You can search that route number on Google and you will find out it’s right information

I am not sure we’re you are getting your information from

Jaclyn Nix,

We have never had issues with our checks before

Sorry cannot be done Mel

Mel

The routing number on the check will not clear.

Jaclyn Nix,

No problem

Thanks for your time

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