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- Bakersfield, CA, USA
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Job offer to be paid $2400 to receive packages at my house and ship them out to address on shipping label. I did all the work required but on payday they locked me out of online dashboard won't answer phone or texts or emails. They gave me legit looking it's and secretary of state registered business papers so I believed them and had me fill out a w-4 so they have all my info. I signed up for direct deposit so they have that info as well. I'm scared.

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- Medford, NJ, USA
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The job posting was on LinkedIn for a remote personal assistant for the Gibbs Group, LLC. I applied via LinkedIn (no external site). I was emailed by the scammer. I did not realize it was a scam until the first "task" for the job included depositing a check. This person has access to LinkedIn as an employer (though now I went to see and their job listing and profile are gone, meanwhile LinkedIn did not notify me or any of the applicants who applied via easy apply within LinkedIn to this job); he has access to my email, and my phone/address/full name. His email is ************************** and this is potentially their scam website or the company they are lying about being a part of ************************************ 1st email:

Hi,

I received and reviewed your application regarding the Personal Assistant position at Gibbs Group, Inc.

This position is a home-based and flexible part-time job. You can be in any location or work from your home doing all the activities and it doesn't affect your present job if you're employed now.

You will work on the average of about 5 - 10 hours per week and will start by paying you $700 per week which will rise to $1000 depending on how effective you are. This job is temporary and could possibly be a permanent one for you based on how you deliver your duties

I would have loved to conduct a telephonic interview with you but due to my busy schedule, it'll be difficult to do that.

Here are the interview questions, answer all questions, and respond as quickly as you can.

What are your primary skills and expertise?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

How quickly do you respond during working hours?

What would you do if you had a deadline and your computer suddenly crashed?

How do you handle a situation when you may not know how to complete a task?

Let’s say your inbox is flooded with messages. How do you prioritize which ones to respond to first?

What do you do when a client has trouble articulating their needs?

Which kind of skills do you believe are the most important for a virtual customer service representative?

What software programs are you familiar with?

How would you describe your computer skills?

Thank You and Best Regards,

******* ***** ***** ****** **** -

2nd email:

Dear -----,

I am pleased to inform you that your application has been approved and you have been employed to work with me as my Personal Assistant. I will make plans to meet with you as soon as possible. Please fill the attached document to complete your employment.

Thank You and Best Regards,

******* ***** ***** ****** **** -

3rd email

Hi ----,

You can start working as my PA starting from tomorrow or this week. I have a few tasks for you to carry out for me next week, I need to make donations to some foster homes for them to get sanitizers and hand gloves and an immune booster to protect the kids from contracting coronavirus.

I will instruct my accountant to make the check available from one of my business accounts to carry out the task and will also include your first week's payment.

Kindly confirm if you will be available to receive and deposit the check.

Thank You and Best Regards,

******* ***** ***** ****** ***.

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- Johnstown, PA, USA
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I was emailed directly saying I was offered a job as a personal assistant. When I replied to accept, I got 1 phone call that was supposed to be an "interview" that lasted 3 minutes. I was then sent paperwork: application and contract and sent back. I was then told I'd have a month long internship and be training online via Webex from a "Mia Johnson." There was no video, phone, or voice communication through any of this. I was just told to do data entry by entering multiple individuals' information into a spreadsheet: name, address, email, and phone and was also asked to open a Wise account to "learn investing." Nothing was ever distributed into that account, but I was instructed to move it to my own bank account once funds arrived.

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA
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The scammers offered me a job I accepted they sent packages to my address I reshipped those packages for them and was told I would do a 30day probationary period then will receive a pay of 3300$ and after that 2400$ every two weeks I signed w-4 forms as well they know my birthdate social and address

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Attempted to take 5000$

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- El Paso, TX, USA
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As I always try to research for a job I am applying for, they too told me to download the “Signal App” fortunately for me they take forever to respond, as I googled the phone number provided, the first hyperlink I saw is ScamPulse.com Scam, and I didn’t want to proceed any further, just delete the app block that person and report

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- Omaha, NE, USA
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I was contacted by multiple people working under this company name through email and eventually had a phone interview and was offered the job. The job description is that I would receive packages being sent to my location where I would then unpack the items and inspect them before repackaging it up to be shipped to the buyer. The sent emails about how I can go to the IRS site to confirm that they are not a scam. They have my SSN, driver's license and bank information.

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- Forest City, NC, USA
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So I just got hired at this company as a CSR personnel for a maya calhoun at jiosaavn media. I had applied on indeed and had gotten a response within a few days. Last I heard she said she was sending me a check through the mail to purchase my equipment and that check would also include my sign on bonus. It's been almost a week since I've heard from her and I'm starting to get frustrated because I really need this job

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- Lexington, SC, USA
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This scam had me working for them for two months. I was quality inspector for the company's packages that were shipped to me. I process and inspect them then get a shipping label to send them off. The first month's packages I was paid $20 for each that I processed. This was "probation." the next month would have been $3200 monthly for 80 or less packages processed. I did the work and at the end of March, two weeks to the end of March, they stopped all communication. I got no more packages and heard nothing about payment. The phones do not go further than the options screen. The hiring process was fairly legitimate and I thought I did my checks and balances. Their shopping website is still up and running and I still am able to access their CRM but nothing more.

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- Algonac, MI, USA
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Seemed too good to be true from the start. I applied for the job and received a phone call. I did an over the phone interview. It was strange because the man I talked to had the name Patrick Hill but he sounded very foreign. I worked there for over two months and quit my real job for this. I received three paychecks from them in the amount of $140 and $180. I received and shipped back out over 60 packages. Today I was supposed to get a direct deposit of over $3200. Never received. My account was suspended this morning but now it’s back open. I’ve sent multiple messages and emails and haven’t heard anything back. They had multiple spelling errors in all the messages they sent and on the website itself. When you search Insizu on google nothing comes up I had a link to their website in an email. A lot of the packages I was sending were being sent to an Amazon facility.

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- Peyton, CO, USA
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Wanted me to pay for equipment and software then be reimbursed by check.

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- Collinsville, IL, USA
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I received a contract, signed it and agreed to make shipments to new locations as a "Quality Inspector," making sure contents matched the description and checking for damages. However the peyment is salaried and commissioned based per month, 3200 salary and 15 per package if delivered within 24 hours. Except I believe i'm not going to get paid and continuing to assist federal criminals and wish to stop and turn these people in.

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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I applied for a job position on indeed and eventually I receive this email saying that I was hired by this company, that th wonky thing that I have to do is reship some packages, today and Monday April 4 I will be receiving the first package, I don’t know how to proceed please give some help, they have all muy information, my house address and my ID

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- Gainesville, FL, USA
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I received an email stating:

Our recruitment team have received your resume.

We're delighted to invite you to interview for the position of a Data Entry Clerk working remotely with a pay of 28 Dollar per hour and of course with benefits.

We're working to streamline the application process so please reply to this email if you're still interested.

Sharon Kokubun

Finance/HR

Pelle Pharm Biotechnology (California)

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- Gainesville, FL, USA
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I was emailed about a data entry job position starting off making $25/hr during training, then after training it will increase to$28/hr. I responded stating I was interested. I was then sent a site to click to do the assessment, which asked legitimate questions as far as assessments go. After completing the assessment, a couple of days later I received an offer letter which I signed. After that I haven't heard anything for two weeks. I started to research the company online to get a contact number. I emailed the company to follow-up on my job offer. I was emailed back stating that the person who was in contact with me did not work for the company.

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I applied for a job on Indeed as a Package Processor with the company Heaven Smith of Plastic Shipping & Legistics US. It was a work from home possition, they sent you package and you made sure everything was in the package that needed to be. Then you ship the package out using a shipping lable provided by the company. 

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- Fountain, CO, USA
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Received a job offer that was too good to be true. Email asked for personal information. Email domain was a red flag (gmail, not a professional domain). Grammatical errors were a red flag. Email stated their office was in Salt Lake City, UT. According to records online, this office was dissolved and they now have an office in Denver, CO. Job did not require interview. Could not find this supposed “HR Manager” named Austin Reed in their company directory.

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- Fort Collins, CO, USA
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I applied for a marketing assistant position at Bettis Brothers Sand and Gravel. "Jerome Bettis" reached out to me and said that the marketing assistant position had been filled, but he had an executive assistant position open right now if I were interested in that. I was interested in that position, so I replied that I was. He gave me the details of the position, and stated my pay up front. He then said we would schedule an interview, which got delayed and never happened. So, instead I answered a few interview questions over email and got the position. He sent me over a contract that looked very legitimate and stated everything a normal work contract would hold. I had other people look at everything he had sent me and what we talked about, and everyone said it looked legit. He then said he would be sending me equipment since the position is remote. He stated that the authorized distributor was going through an audit process, and the only way they would be accepting payment is through money orders from the post office. I was wary of this because why not just have your accountant pay the distributor directly instead of a brand new executive assistant. But I had not given out any sensitive information, so I decided to go with it. Then I received the check for nearly 5 thousand dollars, and was instructed that 700 of that was my payment, 2350 of it was to go to the authorized distributor (which the name was never given of who the distributor was after asking numerous times), and the rest would be used for other tasks. I saw no harm in depositing the check as none of the funds had been used or sent yet. That is when my bank contacted me saying they were 99.9% sure this is a scam and to not do anything with the money.

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- Lakewood, CA, USA
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On 1/11/23, I received an email for a job opportunity to work for the Finance Manager as a remote Administrative Asst. She sent me a detailed job description, including rates of pay for the one month probationary period and the full time rate once training assignment was successfully completed. I signed a contract and provided other information as requested, such as account # and routing # for direct deposit. I was to report to her every morning and evening once my workday was finished. She supplied me with training assignments and we communicated daily. I was to be paid for the first month on 2/24/22.She greeted me every morning and acknowledged receipt of my email. My workday started at 9am PST. She would proceed with my daily assignment. I completed each task as asked and sent her receipts of the transactions. The last time we communicated was on 1/23/22. On 1/24/22, there was no deposit made so I reached out to her. She never replied and I have not heard from her since. I am attaching one of the two receipt copies because I am not able to upload both files. Each total $100. I have copies of the contract and many other supporting documents as well.

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- Sneads Ferry, NC, USA
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Alex Getschel reached out to me via email about a job opportunity, he sent me an employee contract and application form that I signed. The first two emails from him were very professional. Afterwards he sent me a employee verification form signed by him.

They had be doing data entry/personal assistant job. They sent me numerous personal addresses of individuals and phone numbers and a random banking info to put into Wise.com. There have been minimal phone calls, no video calls. Only conversation through email or messaging service.

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