Scam Type
Employment Scam
Business Name Used
Altair Investments Inc.
Date Reported
Oct 20, 2022
Victim Postal Code
37072
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
So I received a job opportunity from a friend who is already employed elsewhere. Said that he could not take the job since he was already employed so he sent me the information for the job. I reached out to the company about the job. I then received an email about the job and the job offer. It was weird because no one contacted me by phone for an interview or anything. I never even got a chance to send my resume. After I received my offer letter, I received a questionnaire that had a few questions about me (none of which were too personal). I then received another email telling me that I would need to open my own personal banking account with Southeast Financial Credit Union, since this was the closest bank/branch to me. I was asked, via the emails, to keep him up to date as far as my account goes so that he would be able to send me the next steps for the hiring/work process. Once the account was opened, they sent me another email giving me the next steps for employment. I looked for more information on the website and even on the internet but there was no info. I then came across a website warning others of the scam going on with this place. How they scam you is to have you to open an account with a credit union, then give them the info to be able to “send you monies” for work from the “company bank”. They then send you an amount of monies and a day or so later, they withdraw the monies sent to you and then some extra, leaving you to figure out how to pay the money back. When I realized what was going on and started asking questions, via email, my questions went unanswered. BEWARE!!!
