Scam Type
Employment Scam
Business Name Used
Jomashop Imposter – Employment Task Scam – Crypto Commissions
Date Reported
June 17, 2024
Postal Code
L6Z 1B4
Total Dollars Lost
$ 90000
Scam Description
The premise of the job was to complete
‘tasks’ that simulate purchasing products
in order to improve a company’s sales
I come across a task that brought
my account into a negative balance. I was asked to pay money into the
account, in cryptocurrency, to continue to
the next task. I was told by the
‘customer service’ that I will be
refunded your deposits and receive any
commission made at the end of the set of
tasks.
To encourgae me to do tasks the
deposit was made once, I receive $250. The fraudsters did this to gain
my trust and ultimately convinced me
further down the line that I will get
my money back.
The tasks became more and more
expensive over the coming days, until I suspected and stopped depositing. These ‘premium
tasks’ were described by the scammers as
‘lucky’ and that it means i’ll receive
more commission
It got to a point that being able to pay
became impossible. The scammers
suggested that I take out loans (27,000),use
credit cards $5,000 or borrow from friends ($25,000) to
continue depositing money, so that you
can finish the set of tasks, above numbers I sent them as more money was at stake and I wanted to take all the money I had deposited.
The scammer maintained that there was
nothing she could do until the set is
completed. She said that the only
way to withdraw my money is to reach
the end of the set as it is company policy.
Regardless if I pay to reach the end of
the set or not, nothing has been paid back to me thus far. They continued to make
excuses, suggesting me that I need to pay tax
and fees for withdrawals until I gave up and now threatening that they will not do anything until I have paid them $16700 for withdrawal fees. My whole life’s blood and swet money these scammers have taken from me, total 90,000 USD.
