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- Novi, MI, USA • Jun 09, 2023
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(This all started on 6/5/23) I was looking for a new remote job, as one of my current jobs was coming to an end. On LinkedIn there was a posting for a transcriber position at Five Star Interlocal Co-Op, I looked up the company and saw that they had a legitimate website and even an employee review on what it's like to work there, so I applied through the LinkedIn website. Following, I got an email from 'Laura Burress', whose email address matched what I believed to be the company's address and seemed legit. She told me I'd have to do a questionnaire in 35 minutes to see if I could qualify for the job and if I did they'd call me. The questionnaire asked simple job interview questions like "what is your work philosophy" and "tell us about your transcription experience", I assumed it was a typing speed and accuracy examination more than anything else and I also noticed some typos that I didn't think much of until after I realized it was a scam. After I "passed" the test, Laura offered me the job. I never got a phone call, they just sent me an offer letter and employee contract which I signed and sent back to them. I was told the minimum working hours were 3 hours a day at $30/hour, and that I would be paid via check. If I stayed with them longer than 4 weeks, we could set up direct deposit. I would be having a Zoom meeting on that Thursday to meet the rest of the team and have a sort of orientation. I responded with my availability for that meeting. She said I would need to be given a work laptop for security reasons. 'Laura' said she "got a last minute referral to a...small offline drop shipping business run by a sole proprietor" to supply me a laptop, and asked if I preferred Mac OS or Windows. I was told to direct deposit a check they emailed me for $4,340.00 ( from "Old Line Bank" with the company name and address at the top) and to wire it to the vendor (one 'Valentine Marcus' at Wells Fargo -- I still have the account and routing numbers if needed). After I did (the wire, for $4300, appears to have successfully gone through on 6/6/23), they said that the vendor was "out of stock for the particular hardwire" required until the weekend and that was too long to wait. She said the vendor told her they won't be able to process a refund for another week so they were going to find a new vendor to work with. They emailed me another check for the same amount, which I attempted to deposit . Bank of America placed the new deposit on a hold, so while waiting Laura had me create a new email account for an id.me account and send her the log in. After completing my id.me verification (and also directly providing DL copies), she sent me a W-9 which I completed and returned to her. She then asked if I would be willing to wire $3100 of my own money to a vendor because the deposit was still on hold and we needed to get started ASAP. I refused and she accepted, saying we'd just have to wait. On 6/8 , Bank of America took $8680 out of my account as a "return item chargeback". I called the company's number on their website, and learned they had gotten many calls with the same complaint. I emailed 'Laura' asking if she was online, she responded that she was, but before I saw her response I went to my local bank and asked them about the chargeback. They looked at the info and at the checks and told me they suspected a scam. I never replied to 'Laura', but I went through and made sure I had screenshots of all the 90+ emails we had exchanged

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