Scam Type
Employment Scam
Date Reported
2022-11-23 00:00:00
Victim Postal Code
92801
Total Dollars Lost
841
Scam Description
I applied for a remote Graphic Designer position at JBS International via LinkedIn, in late October. On November 1st, I received an email inviting me to interview. I replied asking how to schedule a time, and received an email back with a PDF attachment with all of the perspective job information as well as how to set up an interview via the messaging app Wired. After answering questions for about 1 hour, they told me I would receive an update if I was chosen for a second interview on Monday the 7th. I then received another email on Friday the 4th with a job offer. They had called me while I was at work, and left a voicemail asking to check my email. They had sent me 3 different PDF files with all of the “onboarding” paperwork, and asked me to fill them all out and send them back, along with a photo copy of my ID and my bank information for direct deposit. After that was sent, I received a message via the “Interviewing Manager” on the Wired App, explaining that I needed to pay a preferred vendor $840.99 via CashApp for a work phone, and that I’d receive an invoice receipt to be reimbursed after my start date. I had a funny feeling after that so I started looking up “Job Scams on Wired” and came across a CNBC article where another women described the exact same scenario.
