Scam Type
Employment Scam
Business Name Used
Employment – Fake Check – Equipment Purchasing Scam
Date Reported
August 16, 2024
Postal Code
08816
Total Dollars Lost
$ 0
Scam Description
I was reached out for a potential Project Manager position I have been looking for. They did a fully online text interview through MS Teams as they said that is a new approach trying. After about three hours, they said i was hired and provided an employment offer document to approve. Then they said they would provide me a check for $25,600 which 5% was a sign on bonus for me, the remaining I was supposed to send to a vendor to purchase my equipment. RED FLAG one. also, they never did anything through phone or video, and this was totally different than everything else I have been involved in for job hunting. I did some research and see that a major red flag is for a company to provide money before a person even starts and then asks for it back. The check looked valid but when I called the Federal Credit union that issued the check, theu said the account seemed bogus. My bank also flagged it as a fraud. Everything on the internet regarding recruitment scams was evident in this whole process. I am glad the bank didn’t process anything and started an investigation. then the person I have ONLY dealt with through Teams who was engaged 24/7 with me, went dark once I started telling them the bank might have caught them, and I started questioning everything that was going on. They did not refute anything or even respond and now they are showing offline and have totally disappeared. I suspect the job offer and my start date are not happening. I wanted this company; NEXT TALENTS HUNT to be plastered all over the internet as a scam.
