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Imposter Employment Scam Reports & Reviews (25)

- New Port Richey, FL, USA • Apr 14, 2024
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I posted my resume online with Career Builder and I was contacted by Melissa White, who suggested I download the “Signal” app and get in touch with Ethan Brandon or Steven Robert II. I had an interview via text for over two hours and I received an offer letter from the company KUSTAN, which is based in Germany. This was for a remote data entry job. I was advised they were expanding into the area. They had Business letterhead and provided names of people who actually work at the company. They sent checks to be deposited overnight delivery to my door. This was for all the computer things and software that was to be needed. once it cleared it was supposed to be sent to the vendor via bitcoin due to exchange rates and such. I spoke with this company everyday for 3 weeks. It is insane. I have reached out to the CEO of the company and board members to advise what someone is trying to perpetrate with their company. No response so far. BEWARE they are really good and convincing.

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- Land O Lakes, FL, USA • Apr 08, 2024
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Good evening. This is Gordon Conwell, Hiring Manager for Allegion Workspace. You applied for the position of an Administrative Assistant via Zip Recruiter. kindly affirm if you are still interested in this Job position.

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- Tampa, FL, USA • Apr 07, 2024
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Exactly the same as the person before that was scammed by ORKLA. Exactly. Then they want you to fill out ALL of your personal info such as bank account numbers and credit cards and their limits etc..

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- Fort Myers, FL, USA • Apr 06, 2024
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Reached out about a application on sent in for a job. I am currently applying for jobs, so it made sense. Said they had openings and had me choose a position I'd be interested in. Redirected me to Zoom to contact their "Hiring Manager/Chief Recruitment Officer"; Mrs. Victoria A. Gaines. I then sent her a message on Zoom with the provided email (of "Victoria's"). Asked me interview-like questions, elaborations and such. then said asked if the bank I used accepted mobile direct deposits. She would then send me a picture of a check to direct deposit "workplace materials", printer, fax machine, coffee mug warmer, etc. That came off very strange to me so I looked up the initial number that Mrs. Laura A. Hall, from Hilton Hotels and Resorts, reach me from on your website and confirmed it was a hiring scam through "Hilton". I then called "Victoria" out that it was a scam, she denied it, then left the conversation on Zoom.

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- Largo, FL, USA • Apr 02, 2024
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Scamer reach out to me about a job offer wanted 150 for background check and my email address stated her name was kelly when i asked over 5x for the location i keept getting same resonce send money and email

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- Rome, GA, USA • Mar 28, 2024
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After applying for a Content Writer job on Indeed, a day later I received this email:

##- Yes! You can reply directly to this email and Donald will get it. Just make sure it’s above this line so we can read it right. -##

Dear Applicant,

I am reaching out to you with regard to the resume you submitted for consideration for the remote position at Donald Day Law Office. We are pleased with your outstanding qualifications and experience. We believe you have the required qualifications to undergo an online interview in our Company Donald Day Law Office.

Benefits: Health, Dental, Life and AD&D Insurance, Employee Wellness and 401k plans, employee stock purchase plan(ESPP),Paid Time Off and Holidays.

These takes place after working for the company after 30 days. We would be happy to set up an online screening interview introduced by Better Business Bureau via Chatwork App (Chatwork App is a messaging program designed specifically for office use) on your Phone or Computer. Are you available to schedule your interview process now?

SET UP THE INTERVIEW:

To proceed, kindly contact hiring officer on Chatwork App using this link https://www.chatwork.com/Donaldlaw

You are to contact Mrs Rosa Fregozo via Chatwork and send her a text to proceed with the job briefing and interview, by adding up the chatwork ID "Donaldlaw" .

All communications must be in written form for documentation purposes. Your verification code is (DDLAW_118). This would serve as your identification number throughout the on-line hiring process. This is an online work from home and working hours are flexible. Your swift and timely response matters a lot as this is an immediate hiring position. She will be expecting to hear from you soon. We look forward to having you on the team!

And for more enquiry kindly e-mail us [email protected]

INTERVIEW DATE & TIME : MONDAY MORNING 25TH MARCH 9:00AM (EST)

Best Regards

HR Dept.

Donald Day Law Office

Confidentiality Notice:

This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential information intended solely from INDEED.COM. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any distribution, copying, or use of this e-mail or its attachments is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this message and any copies. Thank you.

After receiving this email I decided to get more information and performed their "interview" through Chatwork.



The interview was conducted over text message with "Rosa Fregozo." It was very elaborate and I had multiple long-form questions to answer about my work ethic and past work experiences. After the interview, I was immediately offered the job. At that point, I was 100% sure it was a scam and stopped communication. However, about 24 hours later I received another email with onboarding paperwork, two of the four documents were real government-issued employment documents. The other two were regular PDFs, one of which requested my bank information. I did and have not continued communication with the scammer and have not provided any substantial personal info. However, I wanted to provide an in-depth description of the scam as it was very elaborate, and I hope this description helps other people from falling into this trap and potentially losing their bank account.

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- Parrish, FL, USA • Mar 18, 2024
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I received your email, no, the task won't be big since you are travelling on Thursday. To facilitate a swift fund disbursement process, please take a moment to reconfirm the following details:

- Full Name:

- Home Address:

- Bank Name: (Name of your bank/financial institution only)

- Cell Phone Number:

You can start working today.

Sincerely,

Anthony Lloyd

Emergency Team Lead**** of the USA

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- Tampa, FL, USA • Mar 07, 2024
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Coral Shippers is pleased to offer you the position of Logistics Coordinator. Your resume indicates that your skills and expertise could be an ideal fit for our customer service department.

If you prefer to admit this job offer, please follow guidance specified in the Job Offer document which you can find by following this link:

https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.co...⇄ />
You are to fill out the Employment Application Form and email it back to us.

You can fill out the application online:

https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.co...⇄ />
We look forward to welcoming you to Coral Shippers.

Please let me know if you have any questions or I can provide any additional information.

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Sincerely,

Alex Novak

Coral Shippers LLC

Main phone: +1 347 809 5410

Business hours:

Monday-Thursday 10am-5pm EST

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- Ruskin, FL, USA • Mar 04, 2024
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Sent via text message after applying for a job on Indeed.com:

Hi, My name is Rachel. I'm reaching out to you because we recently received your application for the Remote Benefits Rep position and we would love to set up an interview with you via zoom for tomorrow. My hiring manager has tomorrow Tuesday at 11 AM EST. Would that time work for you? You're receiving this message from a recruiter/hiring manager at KLC Staffing. If you would like to stop these messages going forward, please reply with OPT OUT. Msg & Data rates may apply.

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- Tampa, FL, USA • Jan 18, 2024
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I received the following email with an attachment titled “download signal”. I received a notification from my email, but the email was moved to my spam and labeled as potential scam, so I googled the phone number and found this page. I didn’t contact them or download the requested app.

This is Patrick Hoffman JR, Hiring Manager of (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield). We reviewed your resume attached in this email for our On going several positions and we are impressed with it so I am contacting you regarding our remote position that is vacant at the moment. Kindly acknowledge this message for further proceedings on your interview session. Warm regards, Please check under how to contact me via Signal Private Messenger ,There is my Signal Private Messenger Hiring Manager, (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield) Download Signal Private Messenger App to your mobile device on https://signal.org/download/ and here is my contact number (320) 743 1866, Also His LinkedIn profile to have an interview on LinkedIn as well

Hiring Manager

Patrick Hoffman JR

Signal Number (320) 743 1866

Good Luck , Interview Time , ASAP

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- Binghamton, NY, USA • Jun 27, 2023
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Same thing. Same name same number. I havent downloaded the signal app or anything as i only do interviews in person or over the phone. I could smell the scam a mile away.

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- Miami, FL, USA • Jun 26, 2023
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Received email and asked to download signal app and contact Sarah Melaney via her SIGNAL ID ( (562) 228-0287) to schedule an interview with her.

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- Tucson, AZ, USA • Jun 23, 2023
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I was approached by a person impersonating Kimberly Steadman from Avalon Health Care Solutions. This is an actual company and the person is an actual person who works with the company. They stole pictures from the website and the name of the hiring manager. They told me they were offering me a job with company then proceeded to tell me they were going to send me money to buy equipment which they did. I was told I was receiving the money to buy a new computer and to take out 200% as a sign-up bonus. The emails they used were the following.

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

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- Jackson Heights, NY, USA • May 26, 2023
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I answered a Facebook group post about job opportunity via email with contact. They said the job interview would be conducted with the hiring manager via Google Chat and it wouldn't be necessary to prepare for a video meeting. The position was for virtual assistant, data entry or payroll assistant position. 3 options for full time, part time, or spare time. The hiring manager asked me a series of questions about my typing, why i would be good for the job, definition of privacy and code of conduct. I was asked about the name of my bank to see if it "tallies with our bank's salary account". They asked me for a photo of my drivers license. Im attaching the screenshot that made me realize it was a scam.

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- Aurora, CO, USA • May 05, 2023
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Garden variety parcel mule scam.

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- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA • Apr 21, 2023
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Text from Justin Madison Human Resources (256) 225-7569 regarding my resume and confirm salary requirements. . Ask to contact Jennifer Garner Chief of Staff at [email protected] or Microsoft Teams. She contact me via TEAMS. She introduce herself and 20 years of the company, etc. Then send a number of interview questions and in detail explained in detail the responsibilities. After reviewing my answers, wanted to how soon I can start. Explain the process and detail of benefits. Will be receiving working materials such as laptop and software. Employment package asked for

Full name

home address

phone

email address

She said need for Company documentation required in order to proceed

3 day training start as soon I receive of working materials and paid for it

then she recap my info for me to verify

Explains that she was sending my a Citrus check $987.89 for my laptop and she did asked to deposit and send her confirmation of deposit.

Next day still communication in TEAMS ask me to purchase ONLY with their vendor

Christopher Massard [email protected] ZELLE

She email me the second check $$976.67 for software, etc. same process

vendor was rejected over exceeded fund for the day so she send me same vendor different info see below

Rebecca Smith [email protected] ZELLE

Third check $995.89 wanted confirmation and I check my bank account I had a return deposit of $1,964.56 which is the total of the two checks. At this point I let her know that I was going to my bank to investigate the issue.

My banker said to contact the 800#behind my debit card to file a SCAM victim of fraud. So I did and filed claim.

In the mean time she stated to only paid this vendor $700 and will send me the other vendor once I send her confirmation of the purchase. Of course I have not responded to her. She tried calling my four time through TEAMS I did not pickup. Now Justin Madison the original person who contacted via text 5 times already to encourage me to connect in TEAMS that hiring manager Jennifer Garner send invite.

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- Hawthorne, NV, USA
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They approached me via social media first then sent an email with a contract to sign for a modeling gig I was to be paid for, then sent me digital checks for cost of travel expenses but after I was instructed to send the money to their travel agent. The next day I found out the check was fraudulent.

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- Lutz, FL, USA
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This website is using my name, my work experience to try to scam people out of money.

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- Hibbing, MN, USA
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The individual that interviewed me Joy Mills asked typical interview questions, shared information on benefits packages, and the Remote work role for data entry. I connected with her via signal messenger and was given a job offer. She stated that all my new hire packet and a check would be sent to me to obtain work materials. When asked to speak with a member of her HR team prior to giving them my mailing address she stated "this is not a scam" and then seems to have blocked me.

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- Winter Haven, FL, USA
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Beymark Inc. sent a text message from someone named Sunday (813) 435-9743 on 3/1/2023 at 11:04am to my friend's cell phone who I listed as a reference on a resume, but addressed the text message to my name.



The text message said that their team reviewed my resume and would like to discuss my application in an interview on Thursday, 3/2 and would that work for me.



I googled Beymark Inc. and came to this website: https://www.gobeymark.com/index.html with a phone number and email address: Phone: 813-616-3574, Email: [email protected].



I called the number and asked for Sunday who explained that the mix up with the phone number and email address may have been with a "pre-fill" when completing an online application.



I never completed an online application for Beymark Inc. Sunday then said she saw my correct email and phone number on my resume. She proceeded to schedule me for a zoom call on 3/2 at 11am but sent the email to my correct email address but addressed using my friend's name.



After concluding this was a scam, I called the number back to Sunday and said the interview is declined/cancelled to which she said okay.

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