Scam Type
Employment Scam
Business Name Used
Employment scam
Date Reported
December 19, 2023
Postal Code
30011
Total Dollars Lost
$ 0
Scam Description
I received a text message, “Hello XXXXXXXXX, Our HR team at GT Ventures has reviewed your resume in regards to your application for the Customer Service Representative (remote) position with a pay of $25/hr. You are required to Setup Microsoft Teams account for the interview, and if you have one already, proceed by connecting with the Hiring Manager (Elliott Trevor) through this invite ID (https://teams.live.com/l/invite/FAAdJdGbHzGI88dXTA) on Microsoft Teams for the job briefing and interview process. ”
He had a check Fed exed to me for $4655.00 to purchase office material. He told me to do a mobile deposit and send him a screenshot of the deposit.. Well, since I had set up a new account to deposit this money in, it wouldn’t let me make a deposit that large in a new account so I told him it was over the allowed deposit amount for the day so he told me to go to the ATM and deposit it. I said ok but instead of the atm, I went inside the bank and ask them to verify the check. It was a fake check
