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- Chesapeake, VA, USA
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I have way more pictures but they also changed their name on Indeed! Basically, I applied to a remote position with them. I had a (what seemed to be) normal interview process (even though its a DC number the phone call seemed fake because the woman barely spoke clear English and the connection was HORRIBLE..as if she called long distance over dial up or something..). After being offered the position i said i would think about it. The links she sent me were from what APPEARS to be a legit site “Interwise LLC”..the links they send take u to a normal site, BUT I looked closer at her email address and hers said “Inter-wiser” with an R on the end..so its like she slightly tweaked the real company’s name as to not raise suspicion and if u dont pay close enough attention you’ll miss it. I knew something was off once she tried to tell me that providing my social medias and a pic of my face next to my ID…Im an HR person so I KNEW something didn’t seem right. I cussed her out and told her Id be reporting her and the made up company (Interwiser) but I dont know if the other company (Interwise) is in on it too. The job consisted of me having to pick up and process money from businesses 1-2 days a week and taking calls/emails the rest. The new name they changed themselves to on INDEED is Neslo I believe.

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- New Rochelle, NY, USA
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The whole job offer and assignment seemed like a scam, the girl told me I will be making about $3,600 a month working between 10-12 hours, running social media for Grain Millers company. I have contacted the company itself to find out if the person is real and they said that the person does not exist. The girl told me to create social media amount for the company on Facebook using my information but I never did it because that did not seem professional at all. I have seen that the company already has numerous social media accounts. the person have used 2 different email addresses and numbers. The initial number does not work anymore. The company itself now knows of the scamming person. The girl also told me that the company will send me funds to pay for marketing or something like that, I have numerous emails that she sent me. I was never interviewed which was the first weird sign, how do I get hired without being interviewed. Please reach out to me if any questions arise.

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- Gainesville, FL, USA
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I was approached with a job position. I was asked to interview via email correspondent and selected after a day after they did some fake background screening. I was sent an offer letter from a different email who was posing as HR. I signed and returned it. They said they would send the money to let me purchase equipment. They sent a check. Later they said they have already placed the order and I need to pay the vendor and sent me their details

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Posted: March 1, 2023

Mass General Brigham has recently become aware of a scam targeting job seekers, often posing as a human resources staff person offering a job or requesting an interview.

This is not a legitimate job posting, offer, or interview request. Applications to Mass General Brigham jobs must be submitted through our job database on our careers website.  We suspect that this is an attempt to fraudulently obtain funds from would be job seekers, as well as an effort to obtain personal identification information.  Please do not open any emails from Robert Gregory ([email protected]). All corresponding emails from Mass General Brigham end with .org or .edu.

If you think that you may have provided personal information to this scam, we encourage you to take the following actions:



File a report with the Internet Crimes Complaint Center

File a report with your local law enforcement authority

Consider contacting a credit-reporting bureau(s) and request that a Fraud Alert be placed on your account.

Visit the Federal Trade Commission website for information concerning identify theft, 

Visit the Better Business Bureaus website, for information and reporting scam, 



Please do not respond to any additional emails from them and if you do receive more, please email them to us at [email protected]. We will have our internal Police and Security Department investigate.

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- Wheat Ridge, CO, USA
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I was approached by a lady who said that she was from a company called East Way Ship and was offered a job. I signed a contract with them and gave them my ID and SSN so that they could run a background check. I worked for them for over a month and the accounting department sent me an email about what my pay date would be. On the day I was supposed to be paid they locked me out of my dashboard and all of their phone numbers were disconnected.

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- Lake Butler, FL, USA
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I WAS OFFER A JOB WITH THIS COMPANY. THEY WOULD SHIP ME PACKAGES AND I WILL REPACK THEM AND SEND THE OFF THRU FEDEX OR UPS .THEN WHEN I WAS SUPPOSE TO GET PAID THEY BLOCKED MY LOG IN AND WONT ANSWER PHONE I WORK FOR THEM FOR A MONTHAND WAS SUPPOSE TO RECIEVED 2600 FOR MY JOB.

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- El Dorado, AR, USA
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I was hired to repackage packages and ship them at a local FedEx or ups store. I did this for a little over a month and when my paydate came, I was locked out of the system.

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- Dallas, TX, USA
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I was ask to research companies that use esports,NFTs, and Blockchain then today I was told they want to deposit to my bank account from $1000 to $3000 an said no this is a scam and told her not to text me anymore I was going to report them to FBI she said she was terminating my employment contract since I was breaking my contract she she good luck finding a job

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- Atlanta, GA, USA
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He used a job searching site first then only wanted to use the telegram app and his own email and phone number weren’t there and he used the style of work from home and ask for contracts and would send a check to you physically through ups and would say for the interview make it short you are hired

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- Wheat Ridge, CO, USA
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I was offered a job to receive packages and make sure there was no damage then forward them to a different address. I worked for them for over a month and they had set a date for when I was to receive my first paycheck. The day I was supposed to get paid they locked me out of my dashboard and all of the supervisors numbers were disconnected.

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This was a company that I signed a contract for to work for. I was told I would receive my first check after 30 days. 30 days had passed so I asked for my check and they completely ignored me. I could not sign into my account anymore and could not reach anyone via phone. The number was disconnected and their website still has all of the company information to look like it was real but it is not. They took me off of their account that I had signed up for through their website. They are refusing to answer any phone calls, emails, and text messages. I had a base pay of $3150 and a bonus owed to me. I was taking packages opening them taking pictures of them sending the pictures to the company and then they would send me a prepaid label back. I would then drop the packages off at FedEx or UPS and then submit my receipt to the company , with this being said, that was 30 days of work with no pay. I am really just frustrated with the whole thing and was expecting them to pay me for the work I did for them. I want other people to know that this business is not a serious business it is a BIG SCAM!

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- Newport News, VA, USA
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Dear Athena,

Welcome to "East Way Ship"! I can tell that you are going to be a great addition to our team. We are all looking forward to having your energy and expertise on our projects.

There is a lot to learn as you get started in these first weeks. The volume of training and new processes we are throwing at you may feel overwhelming.

Shortly your personal manager will contact you and provide access to your admin panel. Information will be sent via email. Check your inbox and spam folder on a regular basis.

From now on make sure that you keep an eye on all incoming mails. You should receive your first package and shipping supplies within 3-7 business days from now.

You are working with one of the most top rated companies in EU so please, make sure that you pick up phone calls during the office hours and check your email regularly. By living these values every day, you will be successful in this company and in your career. They should guide everything that you do here.

I am committed to your professional growth, and want that to be part of our ongoing conversations. We also have a company goal of providing connection, appreciation, meaning, and impact as part of your daily employee experience. If you feel like any of these are not happening (or if you just want to celebrate because they are!) my door is always open.

Again, congratulations!

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Regards, HR Department

East Way Ship

3045 Lewis Sherman Dr #3 Steger, IL 60475

(888) 574-5330

Mon-Fri 09:00AM-06:00PM EST

Sat-Sun Closed

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- Las Vegas, NV, USA
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I worked the whole month like an [censored] taking packages

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- Marietta, GA, USA
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Posed as a employer for a work from home job . Shipping clerk u received packages and mailed them off at Ups USPS and FedEx . Worked a entire month and didn’t get paid . Had virtual hiring and phone interview. I even filled out w4 forms as well. Seen a scam video on YouTube dated 5yrs ago that match my experience it was also coved by the News

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- Kissimmee, FL, USA
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$30 an hr job as a data specialist

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- Rockwall, TX, USA
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I was first contacted via linked-in through someone who impersonated Nicholas Bates, a person within the company. From here, I was offered a screening interview, wherein many technical questions and what I hoped to earn were all asked. Although I saw this as odd, I was told that I'd gained the job almost instantly. I was asked my full name and place of residence along with phone number and email address to receive the job offer letter. Within this letter, I was asked to both sign and provide my driver's license. Given that it all looked well, according to past jobs I've had, I continued to provide what was asked of me. Going back to the letter, a thing that I found interesting was that I was supposed to receive a check to buy the equipment I'd need for the job. Once I had gone through all of this, I started to receive texts where I was asked for the number of the banks I used along with my account number. On top of this, I was told that any equipment I'd receive would be mine within the span of a couple of weeks. Having experienced situations where others tried similar tactics, I contacted the person being impersonated directly through linked-in, and here I was told that who I had been talking to was neither him nor part of the company. By speaking to him, I also learned that other such events had occurred to people who had contacted him and the company.

Additional information is that the position offered was one that the actual company was offering at the time. The company in question was ArborXR.

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- Scott City, MO, USA
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Scammer presented their selves as Blackstone Shipping. They shipped packages to my house, had me open the packages and take pictures of the products. Then they would email me a shipping label to drop the package off at UPS store. I had an "online dashboard" that showed packages shipped and amount I earned per package. My total pay was $2800. I was supposed to get paid on 02/28/2023 and was not paid. When I called the "business" number (405-648-8915/405-266-4711) and questioned my pay, I was assured I would receive it. After hanging up the phone, I tried to log in to my dashboard and my account was blocked already. I have called numerous times but have had no luck with talking to anyone or getting return phone calls. I filled out tax forms for this place and they have my social security number. Today I had suspicious activity on my card that the money was supposed to be deposited on.

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- Florissant, MO, USA
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This was a company that I signed a contract for to work for. I was told I would receive my first check after 30 days. 30 days had passed so I asked for my check. And they completely ghosted me. They took me off of their account that I had signed up for through their website. And they are refusing to answer any phone calls, emails, and text messages. I had a base pay of $3150 And a bonus of $580. I was taking packages opening them taking pictures of them sending the pictures to the company and then they would send me a prepaid label back. I would then drop the packages off at FedEx or UPS and then submit my receipt to the company , with this being said, that was 30 days of work with no pay. I am really just frustrated with the whole thing. And I want other people to know that this business is not a serious business.

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- Cartersville, GA, USA
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Was approached about a remote Data Entry Position paying $35 an hour with RWS Life Sciences. Was advised to log into RingCentral for my interview. The next day received offer of position on company letterhead followed up with an Assessment assignment. Was told the next day to look for email with instructions regarding my 'bonus' for completing the Assessment as well as funds to set up my office. My antenna went up then, because I currently work remotely and my current company provides all the equipment and software. I received the email today with the check Front/Back that I was instructed to print, cut out, and write 'deposit only' on the back. Check is drawn on HALFF ASSOCIATES, INC. in Richardson, Texas on the Prospensity Bank for $4,399.00.

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Similar experience for me. The check bounced thankfully.
Same value.
Same experience.

Hope you were not disturbed post this experience. Do let me know.

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- Mount Airy, GA, USA
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Answered an ad through Indeed for a Mechanical Designer. Received a reply and a screening test, information about the company , Grant Electric, details about the job, etc. I filled out the screening and received an offer letter. Then received an employment application with personal information and banking information and details about setting up home office. The baking information was peculiar and did not give it. The man's name used is Paul Mekela phone number 650-267-3805.

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- Guthrie, OK, USA
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I applied for an online work from home job. Got interviewed and hired. Was told to purchase the latest iPhone and send to them to have the work software installed on it. I was told it was a few day process, but then got the run around and it never got sent back. I then told them I decline the job and to send back my phone plus reimbursement. They said they would but it’s been 2 weeks and still haven’t received the phone back.

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