Jones Knowles Ritchie Imposter - Employment Scam

Scammer's phone (929) 3670106
Scammer's address NY, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location TX 77584, USA
Type of a scam Employment

I was almost out $1820 through an employment phishing scam. I received an interview offer via email for a remote Junior Graphic Designer position from someone claiming to be Nikki Ascher, a real employee of the real marketing agency Jones Knowles Ritchie (New York office), but she was likely being impersonated. I was connected to two fake profiles, Sofia Lewis (interviewer) and Frances Jardine (software partner), on Microsoft Teams and received two phone calls from a man with a New York number (929) throughout the interview process. I didn’t catch the name the man gave. Essentially, they just wanted to collect money ($1820 worth for an iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra phone they claimed I needed to securely work from home) and my identity (signature, driver’s license, proof of address).

Phishing email/phone addresses I gathered:

Nikki Ascher/HR (impersonator) - [email protected]

Sofia Lewis - [email protected]

Frances Jardine - [email protected]

Man whose name I missed - 929-367-0106