Scam Type
Fake Check/Money Order Scam
Business Name Used
Co-op Solutions
Date Reported
Sep 08, 2022
Victim Postal Code
95212
Total Dollars Lost
3470
Scam Description
This Company contacted me via Linkedin and a person named Bill Prichard via zoom text message. He contacted and we were chatting for months now to get a remote data analytics type job. which they gave me an offer letter with the email I gave you (HR EMAIL) as per Bill. I gave it to my college as I am on an F1 visa and need permission and approval from my college DSO and they gave me my new I20 and then Bill told me they will deposit TWO CHECKS $1500 checks in my account to pay me for the laptop and software which I will need from there supplier and then gave me this number 302-281-4623 and via text that person told me to transfer money in installments to him/her to the numbers he provided via Zelle. I did a total of 7 payments to 34 different people to get my equipment for remote working. AIDAN = $500, AIDAN = $500, AIDAN = $500, LUANNA = $500, TRAVIS= $970, KAREN = $500 SO TOTAL OF $ 3,470 I TRANSFERRED VIA ZELLE AS THAT SUPPLIER TOLD ME TO. AFTER ALL TRANSFERS HE/SHE STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY TEXTS WHEN I ASKED BILL VIA ZOOM TEXT MESSAGE HE TOLD ME THAT SUPPLIER LOST HIS COMPANY PHONE. NOW TODAY CHASE MY BANK SEND ME AN EMAIL AFTER CONFIRMING OVER THE PHONE BEFORE 3 TIMES THAT BOTH MY CHECKS ARE CLEARED AND VERIFIED BY THEM, THEY TOLD TODAY TO ME THAT THE CHECK MAKERS BANK OPENED A DISPUTE STATING NO FUNDS IN THE ACCOUNT WHICH THEY GAVE ME THE CHECK FOR. I CALLED BANK THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT GET MY MONEY BACK AS ITS ZELLE CHECK THEY CAN NOT DISPUTE THE CHARGES.
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO REPORTING HERE SO PEOPLE DON’T LOSE MONEY AS I DID.
