Scam Type
Employment Scam
Business Name Used
Job Scam
Date Reported
February 02, 2024
Postal Code
10026
Total Dollars Lost
$ 0
Scam Description
I applied for a job using Indeed. I was notified the company wanted to move forward and that I was to download the app, Signal, and add the phone number I listed as the Scammer phone number who I was told was the Hiring Manager. Once contact was made, they said we would conduct a virtual interview via that app. After we did so, they said I was hired and would move forward with training. They then told me to do the job, I would need to purchase a list of things and to do so, I would be sent a check and then told of a local vendor to purchase those things from. I was sent a check for a large amount of money overnight and told to deposit it into my account. I told them I would absolutely not deposit the check but would be happy to write it over directly to the vendor. I had done no new hire paperwork and the return address was fishy as was the name of the company on the check. I did research on all the above discovered it was a fraudulent check and the person on the return address had been a target of fraud as well.
