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I thought I was getting a job with a real company as an administrative assistant. I found the job on LinkedIn.

The problem was, Lewis Carton Dempsey, who was/is, supposedly, a corporate bigwig for this company, speaks and writes very poor English (grammatically speaking).

Based out of Idaho, he said they were going to open a corporate office in New York. But, what I did not catch was that he at first said they were moving from Rochester, New York.

We spoke of the company buying me a laptop computer and he said he would send me an echeck, which I was to deposit to my bank account, then buy bitcoins with it to purchase from Laurie Kvam ([email protected]). Only problem was, Citibank told me it was a fraudulent check and shut my account down. Then, this guy gave me FedEx numbers which he wanted me to check to see if they were still open accounts (saying they were Laguna Workforce accounts).

Luckily, Citibank only kicked me out of the bank. They charged me for the fraudulent check and said they would mail me the remainder of my funds within 30 days.

Exactly what the scam is? I think that, if they could get the check to clear, I would then buy nonexistent hardware to the place he said was an office supply store. I checked online. I cannot find an office supply store with Laurie, Kvam, or Laurie Kvam. I won't attach the contract that I received because it has personal information on it. But,bill would really like to hear from anyone else who has heard of this place, or has had a similar experience. ***

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- Houston, TX, USA
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This is not a real company. They hired me a couple of weeks ago and have had me supposedly doing training for 1-2 weeks before going into the physical office. Upon a visit to the address provided at 4660 FM 1960, the management had never heard of them. The contact person, Lewis Carton, directed me to their website to familiarize myself with what they do. The pictures depicted on the site are of Caucasian individuals, however, Mr. Carton is Black and has a deep African accent. After training for the last six days, Mr. Carton informed me that the company was being audited and I would have to purchase the office equipment that was needed for my training. I was emailed a check from Wells Fargo Bank that did not have the company name on it at all. Also, the employment contract and docs I have received from him were not official and did not contain a company logo or letterhead. I never received any official documentation about the company, my job duties or responsibilities. I was offered direct deposit or a paper check. The conditions were I would have to wait for one month for payment if I chose to get a paper check, but I would be paid bi-weekly if I chose direct deposit. I was emailed a W-4 form and a direct deposit form, both of which looked official, but are easily obtainable on the internet. Of course, I chose to get a paper check and pay my own taxes so I would not have to provide my personal information. I was told I could have my accountant handle my taxes if I desired and they would not deduct taxes, if I chose. Again, I chose to do my own taxes to prevent having to provide them with my personal information such as my driver's license, social security number or copy of one of my personal checks. Mr. Lewis Carton, the only person I have been in contact with, informed me on yesterday that the company was being audited and as a result, he needed me to make the payment for the equipment. He inquired about mobile banking and asked if I had used it. Then he proceeded to email me a check for $1950 that was supposed to be used to pay for the office equipment (a laptop, printer and software packages). We have been communicating through an app called "Telegram" that Mr. Carton had me download onto my phone to communicate with him during training. When I expressed to Mr. Carton that I believed he was committing fraud by asking "me" to pay for equipment for a company that was offering me $27/hr during training, 6 hours a day, and then the promise of $35/hr upon going into the office. Mr. Carton became very irritated and frustrated with me and tried to defend the company and these practices, but to no avail, so he hung up. Immediately, the six days of messages between us on the Telegram app suddenly disappeared from my phone. He had shut the whole thing down. I still sent another message informing him that it was too late because I had already taken screen shots and had reported him and this fake company to the authorities. I have contacted ZipRecruiter where I applied for the position and informed them of the same. I still have the email correspondence between us, as well as the check that was written on Wells Fargo void of the Laguna Workforce company name. I am going to report this situation to all possible authorities. Please do not accept employment from Laguna Workforce, Inc. because they are not, I repeat, NOT A LEGITIMATE COMPANY. It is some kind of money/bitcoin scam.

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