Scam Type
Employment Scam
Business Name Used
D2S Inc.
Date Reported
Nov 01, 2022
Victim Postal Code
32259
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
I received a text from a number claiming that they were interested in interviewing me for a position at their company. They did not specify which position that would be. And asked if I was available at 5:30 on 10/31/222 for a zoom interview. I was not familiar with that company, but I recently applied for a lot of jobs on Indeed, and thought I may have forgotten. However, I did not see the posting on my Indeed archive either. Nevertheless, I said that I would be willing to interview, but asked if they could send me the specific position that I applied for. They ignored my question about sending the specific position that I supposedly applied for and said that they would send an email with a link to the zoom interview. They also said that they would send a text message 30 minutes before to confirm.
I received the email with the zoom link on the day of the interview. I looked up the names of the HR representative (“*****) and hiring manager (****** *******”) included in the email and could not find them on the company website or on the company’s LinkedIn page. I also did not find any job openings related to anything I applied for on the company website. This company would be D2S Inc. which is a legitimate company, but as far as I know, it is not based in the state where I live. And finally, the email address was flagged with a question mark by Gmail, indicating that the email address could not be verified.
In light of all of these inconsistencies, I decided not to go through with the interview. I also received a text to confirm the interview 2 minutes before it was scheduled. Just to be clear, I never attended the interview and only talked to this person a few times through text messages. Regardless, I am almost positive that this was a scam. I applied for several jobs on Indeed in the months leading up to this, so assume that this is how this person got my email and phone number. I am just relaying this information and reminding everyone to always verify the identity of the person interviewing you, particularly for remote interviews.
