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Scammer's email Unknown - but used @softsol.com
Country United States
Type of a scam Employment
Initial means of contact Text message
Same experience as Melinda - Further Details
Melissa was very specific as to my duties and video training (unless the supervisor and I decided to do face-to-face) and outlined specific activities to occur for each week within the next month and somewhat beyond. The checks for equipment were explained because they had had some software incompatibility before, and these were needed for a specialty vendor that SoftSol and some of the other companies used, also if they were purchased with company funds in my name, backup and support would be more easily accomplished.
After a few days, the check for equipment still had not cleared, and since it was on Chase Bank, I became suspicious, as in the past I have always found that bank to be efficient. Deposited on Monday and should have at least cleared by Thursday.
I was also getting somewhat anxious as I was receiving great recruiter emails with appropriate-sounding jobs and essentially was putting my response on hold. Therefore, I started investigating other opportunities and came across a FlexJobs.com article on scams. Some of the items didn't directly apply, but the more I read down the checklist, the more I became convinced that, although I checked out the company and it was legit, the job was not.
Also when Thursday came, I was being pressured to pay 500-1000 up front to get reimbursed, which, of course, was a big red flag that set me off to investigate more deeply. The line used on me was "The hold placed on the check is too long and would put you behind schedule for training and orientation commencement alongside other colleagues of yours in the same team as you are. " Trying to live entirely on Social Security, fortunately, I had no extra funds, although even if I had had them, no way would I have paid anything out of pocket. I pointed out to them that the reason I had interviewed for the job was that I needed the money, so I expected money from them! They let this pass and seemed to go along with me, so I started planning to see if I could get them shut down, and waited until Melissa was offline to copy the entire chat sessions (except for the cut and paste description of the company and its CEO, which had disappeared, but exists on the real company website).
Thanks to FlexJobs.com and some who posted on here and another scam site, I checked out the check vendor and endorser, who are duly registered in WI. However, I found no advertisement of renovations, which was odd, since that was their buiness, and the address had "unit apartment" and a 5-digit number after the address of the local post office; undoubtedly a rented post box. Today, Friday, I called the real SoftSol and was unsurprisingly told that the two ladies were not employed there and the company had already filed complaints - one as late as last week - with the Better Business Bureau. I also called my credit union and gave them all of the details I had found out from the bank and the company, as well as some I have written here.
To anyone who wants to stay clear of scams, I would advise them to do the step I initially neglected to do: call the company and be sure that the people you are dealing with are legitimate representatives of the company, especially if you find no information on the interviewers on Linked In. This would be particularly suspicious, since their jobs are supposedly as "recruiters". At any rate, I may eventually go to FlexJobs. com and try it out if the recruiters (this time checked out on Linked In and on their staffing company websites, which are well-known name recruiting sites) are unable to give me suitable openings. Currently, I am quite excited as I have at least two prospective interviews for next week, so all is not lost. Hope this helps someone and that the particular scam detailed above can be quickly shut down.
"Older and wiser" after this experience. These ladies were very likable and talented. Too bad those assets weren't used for a good purpose.
Same as Melinda above - Further details
Melissa was very specific as to my duties and video training (unless the supervisor and I decided to do face-to-face) and outlined specific activities to occur for each week within the next month and somewhat beyond. The checks for equipment were explained because they had had some software incompatibility before, and these were needed for a specialty vendor that SoftSol and some of the other companies used, also if they were purchased with company funds in my name, backup and support would be more easily accomplished.
After a few days, the check for equipment still had not cleared, and since it was on Chase Bank, I became suspicious, as in the past I have always found that bank to be efficient. Deposited on Monday and should have at least cleared by Thursday.
Work at home
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This will never happen to me again and thanks to all the others who were not afraid to post!
SoftSol Scam Job Interview Offering Recruitment
"Positions available are: Customer Service Representative, Administrative Assistant, Front Desk Clerk, Accounting Manager, Accounting Payroll Clerk, Data Entry Clerk, IT Jobs, Human Resources Manager. Which do you best fit?"
Did the online Skype interview with Nelson Smith Cox, & the exact questions listed in the other scam reviews. They called me the next day to continue with the interview process, and after "being reviewed by the board" said I was hired. I asked for handbook and official materials to review, they asked if I am ready to start immediately and they said they would send me a check via email for supplies to be spent at a vendor. I was never given any official hiring documentation, and had no way of confirming the person's association with the company. The digital check email went to my spam, which should've been the first indicator that it was flagged. The check itself looked fraudulent so I went to Google from there, lo and behold others have gone through the same thing. Sad that I wasted this much time! But gratefully I got some good writing material out of it for interviews in the future. Be careful!
SoftSol Scam Job Interview
So I responded and agreed to the Microsoft Teams Chat/Interview. They asked real in-depth interview questions such as the following:
Here are your set of questions:
* First...Why do you think we should employ you?
* Tell me about your previous job position?
* How well do you work under pressure?
* What do you understand by privacy and code of conduct in business?
* Describe a situation in which you had to work with a difficult person (co-worker, customer, supervisor, etc). How would you handle the situation?
* If selected for this position, how would you go about establishing your credibility quickly with the team, especially since your office will be set up at home and work being done from home?
Then after the Q/A they told me to hold while they converse with the hiring manager. Then asked me if I was ready to be a part of the team and if so, how soon could I start. Since I am actively looking, I said immediately. However, I've never been hired so quickly. Most jobs have you waiting for a day or two before a decision is made. That is why I started to Google and found this site and another one. I'm glad I did before I provided them with any of my personal information. When I confronted them with scamming, they just logged off the Microsoft teams' session. LOL
Anyway, I hope this post helps anyone who is being outreached by these jerks. When in doubt, Google. Hell call the company and ask questions. The hiring manager interviewing me was named Mrs. Bethann Christopher. I saw someone say they were interviewed by Kelly Vaughn. So I asked them if they knew her/him...They said yes they do. smdh... Please double check to make sure you are not being scammed out here. They are coming up with new and inventive ways to scam people. I never heard of a job interview scam before. So glad I caught this one. Be safe everyone!
Type of a scam Employment
SoftSol Scam
Type of a scam Employment