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- Ellis, KS, USA
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I received a text with information about a possible job. It asked if I wanted more information. I replied yes. Another text came with more job description and earnings information, and it asked me for my WhatsApp phone number. I didn’t respond and I started searching for a possible scam.

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- El Paso, TX, USA
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I'm register in the web LinkedIn. to looking for job, I received email, and they watch through this web, The offer was exactly that I needed work home remote with a great salary. I received a total of more of 30 emails explain about the company, benefits and ethnic conduct, I received a msg though my phone to verify my identify trough ID.ME, After "I approved for the job", they asked about my space to put a mini office to able to work and they told me that they were going to send me a check to buy all equipment, and sent by email a check that I can print and deposit by mobile app, That was weird but I did, after that every 30 minutes sent msg asked about the money deposit and every moment they asked about it, I felt this is not right, I went to my bank and explain what I did, and they can verify this check was a fraud case.

[email protected]

Michael Keane

1-214771-5712

1-224-491-0186

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- Covina, CA, USA
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I was offered a job as a Personal Assistant for Capital Invest Company ([email protected]) on or about December 15, 2023 under the condition of a non-paid month-long internship, then paid employment following that. The gentleman who hired me, CHARLES MORAN ([email protected]), contacted me through email. The internship supervisor, JONATHAN SIMON (JS) ([email protected]), communicated via WebEx. Their website was subpar, as I did research them with suspicion, but I was so desperate for employment, I pushed forward. During the training, JS had me enter various account numbers to establish an account with Wise Bank, which after several failed attempts disabled my access. When I asked should I choose the dispute option, JS said no. I thought this was odd, as was the various account and routing numbers, but again, broke and desperate. So for the next two months, JS would instead have me do remedial spreadsheets, organizing thousands of names from collected resumes from people worldwide. This was very strange, but I did as instructed. When the first month ended, I was due for pay, but was told that because I "hadn’t completed training," I was ineligible until that happened. I should’ve quit then, but desperate, I refuted, stating the lack of training completion was the fault of Wise Bank rejecting their own information. Alternatively, I was asked to establish a LibertyX account, and instructed to use $500 to $1,000 of my own money to invest for training (yes, he actually said this). I told JS I did not have that kind of money, informing him of my frustration as they hadn’t even paid me. They then resolved to send a direct deposit, but at the appointed timeframe of delivery, no funds came. They said their system was down, and after failed attempts to resend it, they would send me a check. … I should’ve quit by now but I was desperate, so I waited and waited… no check ever came. Delay after delay, they would always push the business day timeframe. I lashed out at them about my financial situation, and JS once again stated his "finance department" attempted to send a direct deposit, which never posted/arrived to my bank account. At the tail end of employment, JS instructed me to create a CareerBuilder account, I suppose to use me as an agent to seek their new victims. We went through the steps, and using c/o account information, along with his email and my name, the account was suspended, likely due to the system sensing suspicious activity. At this point, I was beyond livid. I demanded a Zelle payment. JS took my email linked to it. He told me the "finance department" would reopen on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, following the holiday (President's Day 2024); however, JS did not answer WebEx at all all throughout the morning. I sent him and Charles an email, stating my dismay, and demanding my owed payment. There was no response from either gentleman. To note, there were a couple of mornings JS mistakenly sent messages in what I perceived as Russian text, but he may have deleted those instances, as I do not recall finding them when I re-scrolled through the messages. Further, JS did have his infamous "finance department," with whom I could never have a one-on-one phone call, provide account numbers to attach my account, as an external account to resolve the payment issue; but, as expected, they all failed. While I am not sure what exactly the scheme these gentlemen are running, I suspect, they gauge one’s potential worth by prompting employees to use their own funds for training etc. In my case, I complained incessantly about my pressing expenses and overdrafts, so they likely were less invested in me towards the tail end of their string-along. Please catch these crooks, and keep them from hurting other people. I wasted three long unpaid months with these people. Please do something to stop them. Thank you.

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- Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Received same text message as a previously reported scam.

"How are you doing?

I'm Hannah Polston a Recruitment Officer from Flexjobs and we are looking for part time/full time staff and freelancers. Can I share more information with you?"

- Received 2/21/2024 5:40pm ET

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- Union City, CA, USA
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Text message conversation: +1 (786) 687-5517: Hello, how are you doing right now? I'm Hannah Polston a Recruitment Officer from Flexjobs and we have part time/full time web optimization roles. Can I share more information with you? [Yes] Hannah +1 (786) 687-5517: ok Thank you for your reply The main responsibility of this job is to help hotels gain higher rankings and traffic in Google Play and Apple Store through ASO optimization, helping them generate more revenue. It can be completed in about 1 hour a day 5 days a week. The base salary is US$3,800 per month. You will get a commission of $30-$80 US dollars/hour immediately. If you are interested in this job, the employer will interview you via WhatsApp. Is this phone number 1xxx-xxx-xxxx your WhatsApp account? okay Are you interested to know more details ?

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- League City, TX, USA
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Random text message

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- Parker, CO, USA
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Scammer texted saying they worked with flexjobs. Using the same exact methods already reported

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- Boca Raton, FL, USA
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This company is exploiting individuals seeking employment opportunities. They advertised a job opening in Florida on Indeed, to which I applied. However, I soon realized something was amiss. Despite the advertised positions and sales figures, there were inconsistencies throughout the hiring process. During phone interviews with Raymond Rosario, purportedly the owner, and Rogelio Silva, the president, alarm bells rang when they discussed inflated numbers and provided a job offer with incorrect details.

On the supposed start date, I met Raymond Rosario in person. To my surprise, he appeared disheveled and the office resembled a makeshift gaming setup adorned with stuffed dolls and manga magazines. Within half an hour, he revealed that his bank accounts were frozen and requested that I open a new account to facilitate payments. This raised serious suspicions, confirming my belief that this was a scam.

During our visit to the bank, his behavior only heightened my concerns. He lacked a vehicle and attempted to present outdated bank screenshots rather than authentic statements. Sensing the deception, I left him at the bank and sought employment elsewhere, hoping to prevent others from falling victim to this fraudulent enterprise.

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- Littleton, CO, USA
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I got a random text from 7867303221 number that claimed it was FlexJobs and the name of the person was Hannah Polston and they were offering terms a description of job opportunity to make easy money as long as I had a computer etc. As I expressed interest they invite you to have an interview on WhatsApp and then they will pay you $30 to $80 just for doing the interview. They verify your number for WhatsApp. I then told them I will do the interview but asked if I could have a conversation with her first directly on the phone. This request went on and on and on and she kept wanting me to go on WhatsApp and not speak directly, even though she claims she was in the USA. She eventually said she cannot talk, because she is working, so there was never a conversation directly. Then she kept asking if the number she was texting will work for WhatsApp as that was the constant redirect she kept doing. I stopped playing eventually and let it go because it was a scam promising me money when I am sure in the end they were going to ask me for some information where they could take money instead.

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- Northville, MI, USA
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How are you doing?

I'm Hannah Polston a Recruitment Officer from Flexjobs and we are looking for part time/full time staff and freelancers. Can I share more information with you?

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- Pensacola, FL, USA
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Hello, nice to communicate with you

I'm Hannah Polston, Recruitment Officer from Flexjobs

We have a great part-time/full-time job in web optimization available right now

The work is simple and can be done at home

I think you will be very interested

Can I send you relevant information?

The job content is to optimize and enhance the visibility and occupancy rates of star hotels around the world

You can work anytime and anywhere without affecting your current work.

Work approximately 1 hour per day, 5 days per week

Base salary is $3,800

If you are interested in this, I can notify the employer to contact you, and you can receive a reward of US$30-80 when you consult for an interview (sent immediately)

Would you like to take a few minutes to find out?

If you are interested in this job, the employer will interview you via WhatsApp and you will receive $30-80 immediately upon completion of the interview.

No, this is a real job. The employer's company is an international company that serves star hotels around the world. The employees are from all over the world. They all use WhatsApp for work communication.

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- Everett, WA, USA
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Hello, how are you doing today?

I'm Hannah Polston, Recruitment Officer from Flexjobs

We have a great part-time/full-time job in web optimization available right now

The work is simple and can be done at home

I think you will be very interested

Can I send you relevant information?

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- Hackettstown, NJ, USA
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Tried to get me to do an interview

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- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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I was passed off to another person names Emma from a number of 763-346-0637 I was contacted via Whats App with a photo of a woman & child. Sheaasked for my name & my age. I did not provide my age since it iss against the law to ask for this information. Then today 02/22 I received an email from [email protected] saying that I had applied for a job with website links for me to copy & paste into a browser to go to their EEO seld identification.

https://www2.jobdiva.com/private/myjobs/eeo_outside.jsp?a=3737365f34333530373930...⇄

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How are you doing?

I'm Hannah Polston, Recruitment Officer from Flexjobs

We have a great part-time/full-time job in web optimization available right now

The work is simple and can be done at home

Can I send you relevant information?

The job content is to optimize and enhance the visibility and occupancy rates of star hotels around the world

You can work anytime and anywhere without affecting your current work.

Work approximately 1 hour per day, 5 days per week

Base salary is $3,800

If you are interested in this, I can notify the employer to contact you, and you can receive a reward of US$30-80 when you consult for an interview (sent immediately)

Would you like to take a few minutes to find out?

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- Harleysville, PA, USA
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I was told that I would earn commission by completing tasks and that I needed to complete 38 tests and then I would be able to withdraw my commission which came to $93.11 yesterday and when I went to withdraw that they told me that I needed to have $100 in order to withdraw it afterwards and then today I would be able to do another 38 tasks and earn today's commission but in order to do that I had a task that made my balance a negative and that I needed to deposit $70 temporarily to an address using bitcoins and that after I had completed that they would return my deposit and I would receive $17.90 commission on that one task I told them I did not have $70 to make a deposit with and that if they had give me my commission from the day before then I would and they gave me a run around telling me that I still needed to make a deposit in order to get my money back so my total commission was $104.11 now and they are refusing to give me anything because I will not make a $70 deposit with no guarantee that I will get that back

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Scammer's phone: ‭+1 (971) 445-1772‬
Country: United States
Victim Location: NY, 10121 USA
Type of a scam: Employment

I received a text from a recruiter named "Hannah Polston" at 9:58 AM EST on 2/21/2024 reaching out about part and full time job offers through FlexJobs. Of course, as I am job hunting, I was interested and asked for more information—specific about full time work. My first red flag was she immediately gave me information about part time work amounting to about 5-7 hours a week with a monthly gain of about $15,200 at base. (If my math is correct, that's about $542/hour, which is an obscene rate considering Glass Door says "App Store Optimization" makes a max average of $87,000/year in NYC.)

I replied telling her I don't have any experience doing ASO optimization, and my experience and talents lie elsewhere (as stated in my resume, which I assumed she had and made mention of that). My second red flag was her reply: it was poor English stating that I have "a lot of skill to can do it." I do not have the skill to do ASO optimization. I've never done it.

When I asked her for her LinkedIn profile, she dodged the question. When I continued to ask for her credentials, she linked the Flex Jobs website and continued to dodge the question. I ended the conversation here, making sure I knew she was a scammer.

Be careful out there, friends. Don't get fooled by these fake employment scammers! Most recruiters won't reach out via text. Most will reach out via email or LinkedIn (LinkedIn primarily in my experience), and even then I find the applications I put into jobs myself (through recruitment sites or directly into companies) tend to get more attention than I get from cold-calling recruiters. Don't be afraid to ask for verification that the person is who they say they are, and don't be afraid to call up the company asking if that person is employed there. (And Google is your friend. If you're here on this site, you know that!)

Good luck on your hunt!
Employment Scam from 'Hannah Polston'

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- Bronx, NY, USA
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This company is a pyramid scheme designed to defraud you. It goes by many names but two include Anchor International and Radiance Marketing. The company Radiance had to change names because of many post online like reddit providing evidence to the scam. The two companys have the exact same address. Many of the higher up employees have both companys listed on their Linkedin. The website was completely generated by AI. They create job postings online using websites like Indeed to attract potential victims. This company is a scam to gather your information. Their are also reports onlins stating that some people have not been paid or have had money taken out their checks.

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- Glen Cove, NY, USA
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Scammers communicated via: WhatsApp;

Chloe (408) 791-9240,

Operator (707) 733-6912

Discussion Group (Alexis) 646-384-2428.

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- Alexandria, VA, USA
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Offered a paid shopper job. I went to buy $750 worth of gift cards and he deposited the money in my account. After, he said he would let me keep $100. He ended up taking all $850 and I had to pay for the gift cards myself.

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