Scam Type
Employment Scam
Date Reported
Oct 19, 2022
Victim Postal Code
43004
Total Dollars Lost
2400
Scam Description
I posted my resume online at Indeed. I got a text from Eva Sarah from Aspiration Company. She offered me a data entry position working from home. She told me to download an app called Telegram. She asked me basic interview questions, adn explained the benefits adn offered me the positions. Then she emailed me a check written against Farmers for $3214.60 to deposit. I asked my bank if it was a legit check and they said it was, so I deposited it. Then I sent her the deposit receipt. Then she sent me a list of equipment to order. She told me to send $1000 through Zelle to Linda Schlessinger. Then send $1800 through Apple Pay to Debra Parker 9047088433. I siad no, I can’t use Apple Pay. Then she told me to send $900 through Cashapp to $DianeD02, which went through to a DJD. Then she told me to send $900 to another Cashapp tag – $Randythomas989 which went to Christina Kuhnert. Then Cashapp $900 to Diana, the she told me to send money to Randy Thomas but this time I got a message warning me to only use Cashapp to send money to people I know. Then she asked me to move $1000 from my personal account to Cashapp. I said no. She asked who close I was to Walmart or CVS. I said I’m not going out. Then I got a request from Randy Thomas at Cashapp to send $500, and she told me to accept the request, and it went through. Then she told me to Zelle to Lynda for $500, but it didn’t send, then $400 and it didn’t go through. She said she conferred with her vendor and they had received the payment and they would overnight my equipment. Then I told her that my bank was going to flag me for too many withdrawals. She told me I would “not be facing any stress to send money to the vendor tomorrow”. She said everything done here is 100% legit, and she understood this was a new experience for me. I said I’m not doing anything else until I sign an employment contract with the company. She told me I need to understand that this is what the company accounting department says needs to be done. Then they emailed a second check for $3214.60. I told her until there was a legally binding contract, I would nto do anything further. She said this is company protocol and I had nothing to worry about. This morning, I saw my bank account was overdrawn $2000 as the checks were not real. I contacted my bank and disputed the charges with them. Since then she’s called twice and texted five times.
