Scam Type
Employment Scam
Business Name Used
Press Connect
Date Reported
Sep 21, 2022
Victim Postal Code
10009
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
Mr. Ofosu, Yess is pretending to be a manager/supervisor at a so called company called “Press Connect Inc”. His many source of communication is Email, and will text you or send little voice messages as needed. However, he makes it so that it appears as he’s talking to a team of employees, but gets worrisome when he thinks there’s communication between people he hired as well. He has a complete onboarding process at the beginning which scams you out of your personal information and under the impression the position is legit. You then will complete an unorganized 4 day training that consist of reading materials and tests. Once completion of that your first work day you will receive a company name and information about this company. The role was for customer service, but what he wanted us to do was create job postings using Indeed to lure more potential candidates in. When Indeed rejects the account or you can’t gain access as an employer he blocks your messages and refuse to contact you moving forward. He’s scamming people through click links and things that you fill out on your behalf, he tries to gain access to devices, etc… Press Connect Inc. is not a legit establishment after conducting my own investigation I was unable to obtain any information pertaining a company which such name or the location address he provided which is 99 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005. Also, the only way to be paid for this work is by requesting and signing up for a NetSpend card that never comes, and bi-weekly pay is not true he’ll end all communication before that point. I was also provided documents to use such as utility bill created with my information and sent via email to send out to Indeed to gain access to/open an account. I was honestly happy when it was rejected, because I was unsure of the position and tasks being asked of me to complete.
