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- Portland, OR, USA • Nov 01, 2024
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A Mr. Stephen Henderson reached out to me about a QA Engineering position with a company called MasTec Inc. First he said they were finalizing there list of candidates and wanted to know if I was still interested. In the next email he had told me that I had been selected to move forward and sent me a questionnaire .pdf to fill out. I filled out the .pdf (which seemed odd) sent it back to him. About three days later he emailed me and told me that they were making me a full time offer of $70 per hour and that my official offer letter would be emailed shortly, official offer letter arrived about 40mins later, written on company letter head, everything looked correct until you got down to the second page where it said that I would need to purchase specific equipment for the role and after 16 weeks of continuous employment I was going to get to keep the equipment. My official start date was to be the 12Nov 24, I signed the offer, and about a hour later a digital check was emailed to me to deposit into my account, "MasTec was paying for me, to order all the equipment, a Mac book Pro, 24' Apple Monitor, printer, etc. so I called the bank, the routing number and account number was correct however the name on the check vs the name on the account was different. So I deposited it into my savings account, and informed Stephen that I had done that and that the bank had put a hold on the funds till the 5th of Nov and he said that when the bank cleared it, I was going to need to send a Venmo payment to their approved vender in order to get the equipment. Since telling him this, I have not heard anything more from him, I have tried to call him and email him, and the as of today the funds were sent back to the bank.

I have even reached out to MasTec thru their website to verify any of this information and have never received a response from them, I have tried calling them, emailing even reaching out to current employees on linkdein, no responses from anyone as of this complaint.

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- Laurel, MD, USA • Nov 01, 2024
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I was given a job offer and I needed a job so bad to pay for my school fees but unfortunately I was so desperate that I didn't think enough but I suspected that it could be a scam but it felt real so I fell for it.

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- Elizabethtown, PA, USA • Oct 29, 2024
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I started out the chat with a "friend" of mine sharing my information with this "Hiring Manager". The "Hiring Manager" texted me saying,

My name is Sara Hutchins The Hiring Manager to the firm LUXOFT COMPANY I am here to brief and interview you more about the opening position, Please introduce yourself, indicating Sex, Age, indicating your location Your recruiter name.

I went on to give this person my name, address, phone number, and then she asked for my my bank account login and password and security question answers. I didn't give her my account information, password, username, and security answers.

When I asked why she needed my account login and not just my account number and routing number, she told me to just "trust the company" and "my information is safe with the company". When I asked for her supervisors name and phone number, she ignored the questions and went on to tell me that I can trust her %100 with my information.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA • Oct 28, 2024
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I received an email on 9/30/2024 @ 2:14pm stating that they found my information on Linekdin and was reaching out to setup an interview. I was advised that it would be an interview online through RingCentral. The interview consisted of a questionnaire. I went through the whole interview process and was advised that I would hear something in 24 to 48 hours. I received the job offer on 10/2/2024 from their HR department, along with an acceptance offer. I was advised that I had until noon on 10/4/2024 to send back the acceptance offer. I did reach out with a couple of questions which I never received a response for. I sent back the offer letter with signature and date and was notified that the employee handbook and a startup check was being mailed. I never received either. The communication is nonexistent. I got suspicious and tried to locate this company on the Better Business website and had no look locating it.

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- Sparta, TN, USA • Oct 25, 2024
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At first, everything sounded legitimate. As our conversation went on, she said she was gonna email me a check for $2300.00 to purchase their equipment with for the job I was to do for them. I told her I had never heard of anyone emailing a check to be deposited on my mobile banking app and was not sure how that worked. I asked her why they did not just send you the required equipment they required to do the job with. She insisted it be done the way she said. When I told her there was no place on my mobile banking app to deposit a check, she called me a liar and said she was going to report me. Very shady lady and many things she said that did not add up so to speak or make any sense whatsoever. Belittled me often through the conversation and even said she did not understand why I could not follow simple instructions.

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- Moore Haven, FL, USA • Oct 24, 2024
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Initial contact via text messaging on 24Oct24. After initial discussion, a MS Teams chat was started by another individual. After that discussion, an email was sent to me from another individual. Email addresses, domains, and other information did not match up to the proposed company I was being hired to. Multiple red flags for potential fraud. Document created with the text and MS Teams communications as well as PDF documents with the front and back of a check they wanted me to electronically deposit into my checking account to pay for hardware. Another red flag. No deposit was made as this does not feel legit.

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- Miami, FL, USA • Oct 23, 2024
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I was messaged a job offer from an overseas company looking to further establish their footprint in the United States and asked knowledgeable questions regarding the position being offered. I was also asked if I would be willing to spend at least $500 to download software for the position which would be "reimbursed" by the company. I was making communication with the scam artist via Teams Messenger and email. I was asked to answer word documents for the position and answer questions as previously mentioned. The person asked for direct deposit information which I was reluctant to provide, thus I did not only the company. The person sent me fake checks to my home address for 10 times the amount specified would be needed. After going to a bank teller, I was told the check was fake and I was a victim of a scam, I messaged the person in return telling them what I learned and they said "(bank) can be so weird sometimes", I responded by saying no.. I don't know any company willing to send a random person $5,000 for training. The following day I received another fake check via the same method through FedEx envelope at my door and told the person I would report them and the person immediately got offline

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- Pueblo, CO, USA • Oct 21, 2024
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Hello! I am responding to your resume that you posted on one of the job boards we work with. My name is Bethany and I am with The Krueger Agency. I am the Executive Assistant to Mr. Josh Krueger, the agency's owner. Mr. Krueger reviewed your resume online and thought you would make a great fit in the agency. He asked that I contact you to set up a meeting over Zoom video conference tomorrow, October 22nd at 12pm (MST). I have also opened up some additional dates in the drop down if tomorrow doesn't work. Please let me know you have registered for by sending me a screen shot of your registration confirmation. Use this link to register in advance:

https://careers.kruegeragencies.com/schedule941559?webinar_source=Zipper

We're a national company and are open to remote positions. The position, pay and other details will be discussed in the interview along with any questions you may have. If we do not hear back from you we will remove you from our HR database.

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- Fort Pierce, FL, USA • Oct 17, 2024
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I was targeted via email about a job and asked to please send my resume, which I did. I was quickly told that I got some job, paying $1690.00 weekly, plus benefits. After a bit, I realized what was happening. They sent me a check and said I was to look up airline dlights for them, after depositing the check. I emailed them that back I was not interested in the job and that I would not deposit the check, but return it by certified mail. I did receive a check in the mail today for $2483.99.

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- Port Saint Lucie, FL, USA • Oct 15, 2024
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Someone regarded me contacting for a job offer with payment through bitcoin asked for my WhatsApp information and cash app info did training on a job and got paid for it but then they asked me for $27. I refuse to pay then they asked for the money back that I was paid For training

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- North Miami Beach, FL, USA • Oct 10, 2024
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The scammer contacted me through various numbers. First over text (619)384-7647 then over whatsapp (517)786-1032 the customer service (210)248-4838 and (215)989-8110. They tell you that you that they are a part of the Digital Dot company based in NY and that you will be helping through a content recommendation engine. The task is just to sumit products that they show you on their site. They ask you to connect your crypto wallet or cash app as they do not pay in dollars. Once you work completing the first task they assign, they ask you to deposit money in to the account they create for you with the excuse that you need to have $100 minimum in the account in order for them to send you leads to confirm on their platform. If you do not deposit the money they go to the next person and do not "allow you" to work any more for them.

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• Oct 30, 2024
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Hi! Did they ask you to return what you have earned while working there?

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- Miami, FL, USA • Oct 10, 2024
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Scammer reached out to me with a fake job offer and then through WhatsApp asked me to signup for an account in their website. Scammer then stated the purpose of the job was to entered fake reviews on products being sold through Amazon.

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- Middletown, OH, USA • Oct 09, 2024
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I applied for a remote position on LinkedIn was contacted had an interview felt like it may have been AI but went forwards after receiving offer letter the conversation in Slack started to feel questionable. Mike from payroll never got back to me and i asked for a number to call and was told to email again. Felt fishy checked bbb and saw the same thing happening to others

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- Chesapeake Beach, MD, USA • Oct 03, 2024
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Just received an offer with job offer to call number but looked up scams and was able to see this review and warning

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- Carlisle, PA, USA • Oct 02, 2024
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I was emailed from a fellow Shippensburg University email and approached about a job opportunity that meets the exact description I read. I filled out a google doc form and entered my name phone number email and the bank I use. Upon thinking more I realized it was odd that they requested which bank I use which led me to here. No account numbers were given out but it is very odd and worrysome they reached out through my school email.

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- Blakeslee, PA, USA • Oct 02, 2024
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I applied to a job posted on Indeed, for a Customer Service Representative. I received a reply that I was a strong candidate for their Personal Assistant position. The person asked me to describe myself, and my work relations. The job offer seemed to be too good to be true. I decided to go back to the ad placed on Indeed, and I couldn't find the posting. I tried to look the company up on line, and it does bring me to a website, with a person of the same name and company name, except in the email offer the company name was provided without INC. on the end and the online website uses INC. I have saved the email chain and I can include it as part of this report.

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- Waldorf, MD, USA • Oct 02, 2024
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I applied to a customer service position on career builder for a company called handypros agency. They responded with forms to fill out with my information, they sent documents that looked very real about the company and job. I noticed it was a scam when a email was sent for the “CEO” and the signature didn’t match the printed name

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- Virginia Beach, VA, USA • Oct 01, 2024
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They went forward with me completing a text interview which I found weird they sent me over a link and said I was accepted to the job and complete my forms which I provided my social and to email them a copy front and back of my id and I did they then started asking me for my bank information and log in which I decided not to send over

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- North Miami Beach, FL, USA • Oct 01, 2024
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I responded to a classified add from an agency named "Online River" . A few days later, I received an interview invitation through the app Signal. I answered a few questions, name, phone, email and home address. On the same day, I also received an additional set of questions tipical of a job interview. A day later, I received confirmation that the position was mine and was asked to complete a set of documents sent via email. These included a W4 form, a prersonnel form, a direct deposit authorization, and a contract. See text of interview invitation below:

INTERVIEW INVITATION

Dear Applicant,

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Mr. Pat Landen, and I am an expert recruiter at EverGreen Health.

Congratulations on your interview session for Part-Time and Full-Time ,the remote job offers a flexible work environment.

Download Signal Messenger App from Google Play/ Apple App Store or visit

https://signal.me/#eu/4Pi1DsdSffyueyS0GFVYFzBqlmSqxPJyZFdVpraQ-TkcNaF2SkNIE4E-_f...⇄ />
contact Mr. Jackson Jarvis, the Hiring Manager, via Signal Messenger using his Interview ID Phone Number

+1 (214) 803-4296

Access the interview workspace conversation

https://signal.me/#eu/4Pi1DsdSffyueyS0GFVYFzBqlmSqxPJyZFdVpraQ-TkcNaF2SkNIE4E-_f...⇄ />
Good Luck.

Thanks,

Online River

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- Lynchburg, VA, USA • Oct 01, 2024
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Approached me for a job offer says I applied on Zip Recruiter. Asked me a bunch of question and asked if I had a bank. I told them I had a card that I used for direct deposit, they continued then said I was offered the job but would need stuff to start working and I was given a list of stuff I needed to purchase then they would refund to me. Continued with job description. Then asked me again about a bank account and when I told them again I don't use a bank account, they stopped chatting

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