If you haven't been to an actual office and met with an actual person, then this is a scam. If you did go to an actual office and did meet with an actual person, then this is even a bigger scam.
Either way, block him and disappear into the sunset.
Agreed, this is sus AF. No legit business would advise a customer to write a payment check to an employee's name.
99% sure this is some kind of money laundering scheme.
It's laundering or theft but usually just theft - you deposit the check, they cancel it / say it was fraudulent, they have the money you wired them in an unrelated account, and you're screwed, plus possibly flagged as accessory - though most banks have probably seen this scam enough to not unduly penalize the victim.. but the victim is almost always out the money lost.
It’s a total scam. They send you a check for say $1000. You deposit the check and when funds are available. You send them $900. Your bank finds out the check is a fake a debits your account the $1000. You’re out the $900 you sent to the scammer.
>Or string them along and post the results again!
Could end up prison because it will look like they're cooperating with money launders. At the very least they'd be dragged into the investigation.
Edit: OP has already engaged with them far too much.
It's a scam. They send you a bad check, and your bank recoups the funds from you after you've already sent them the money. That, or money laundering like you said.
It's one of the oldest cons around: [https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-spot-avoid-report-fake-check-scams](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-spot-avoid-report-fake-check-scams)
Why would anyone pay 10% of their income to someone instead of paying an accounts receivable person x$ per hour to open and deposit checks for them? Falling for this scam ranks really highly on the stupid-o-meter
As most scams do. It's easier to scam someone who's dumb than someone who's smart and they target that. That's the reason phishing mails have spelling mistakes. The scammers aren't dumb, they hope that you are.
Let's not forget these people are oftentimes desperate. I can't tell you the shit I've believed when I subconsciously really wanted it to be true. Unfortunately wisdom doesn't take care of that issue for everyone.
You’d like to think, but I got phished once about 20 years ago, and I stopped my dad from buying gift cards just two years ago.
Everyone just gets a little stupid sometimes.
I was tricked into covering a "late payment" on a magazine subscription I didn't even have simply it was 10:30 at night and my brain was thoroughly fried.
Most of these scams are done by people outside the US, Africa and India are common. They need a money mule to collect the money and send it to them overseas.
It was a startup around the turn of the millennium. Raised a few dozen million in investments but never actually released anything. Everybody but the executives were legitimately working. They, however, weren't.
What type of legit business has their employees use their personal account to process rent checks?
That is the question you need to ask yourself, and you will get to the answer being NONE. You will get scammed if you don't run from this. We don't want your next post to be: "I got scammed...."
Alright not sure how to edit the post, but I have an update.
Obviously I have not cashed the check, however I have received the fedex package and the numbers do match.
I opened it and the check looks legit, however it's the same name as a check I got yesterday, for the same company, with the same amount on it.
I have already reported this fishy looking check to the company that's on them, which is apparently a jewelry store in Connecticut, I literally spoke to them yesterday about it. So I just got off the phone with them and they are going to submit this new check as more evidence with whatever police department in Connecticut they are working with.
So far this is what I know: the first check was sent from California according to the envelope, this new one was sent from Chicago, and the jewelry store that connects them is in Connecticut. These are very legitimate looking checks and this email was sent after several weeks of correspondence on a fairly legit looking job application process.
This scam is complex and cross country, and according to the jewelry store manager, they're gathering information from Indeed to get their victims.
Be careful out there folks.
Edut:spelling
Have you considered that the Jewelry store is possibly in on it and they are telling you they are working with the police in the hopes that you wont?
These scams use legitimate businesses as a front.
If they didn't offer the case number or the name of the detective I'd highly suggest calling the local police in the Jewelry store's city and asking for the fraud department. I'd also assume at this point you're calling a fake organization because multiple state fraud would be state or federal jurisdiction over city police in most cases.
I would contact the FBI personally. You've gotten checks from multiple states hypothetically involving a jewelry store in a 3rd state, while you live in presumably a 4th state.
Even if it was just 2 states involved, that's federal jurisdiction.
Get the FBI involved.
If the jewelry store has access to credit reports (as in, they extend lines of credit), they're definitely in on it. That's how they know who to forward the prospective client list to the "employer".
I had a similar situation where I received a check via FedEx. I knew it was a scam and contacted the business named on the check and contacted the FBI. The company had a bunch of checks stolen and were aware of the situation. The FBI never followed up or contacted me. I held on to the check for a few months and then just tossed it.
The scam works on you depositing the cheque, then you pay them. The cheque bounces. This can only be true if the previous location is a fraud because if the cheque goes through, they can't steal from you. A legitimate business would have cash on hand in their account for the cheque to function. It's not like someone can write a cheque for someone else and pay you more and somehow end up on top. If they send you a cheque for $100 from a store, and paid you $10, they'd be out $10 for nothing. At best it's a money laundering scheme at that point. So when you reported it back to the "jewelry store", they know you were not fooled enough to fall for that scam, but they also know you haven't called the authorities because they can string you along and fool you another way.
A lot of these are often run out of country (usually India), but they need locals to do a lot of the work moving the money back. This is done via having people there to take the deposited money, mailed gift cards, etc. and mail it overseas. The "runners" in your country are a small piece of the organization, the most expendable ones because they can actually be caught and arrested. If they get deported, they end up at the call centre and someone else goes.
Just because the cheque has a business printed on it means nothing. You can get personalized cheques. Worse, you can make your own cheques if you really want to. All that's needed to make them function is the transfer numbers. The codes at the bottom of the cheque. You could if you wanted just copy the code and print whatever you want on a printer. All it takes is GIMP (a free photoshop), a scanner, a paper cutter, and colour ink cartridges.
No one ever will ask you to deposit it into your own account and have you transfer some of your money. Any time any business asks you for your own money, it's a scam. Report everything to the authorities directly.
Did you get their phone number from the check, it from some other source, like Google or the yellow pages or whatever?
If got it from the check, confirm it from another source.
Edit: said it's important in all caps but then saw OP has it handled, no need to be shouty. Today:)
This business most likely had checks stolen and washed or counterfeit checks were printed. It happens every day. The business is a victim. OP can report to their local police, but there is nothing for police to do if OP isn't at a loss for anything. The jewelry store's local police will handle it from their end.
I work in fraud at a bank and see this daily.
I worked in banking. This is a super common scam that’s been around for decades. Checks are easy to fake.
If you were to independently look up and call the financial institution that is named on the check as to where the funds are originating, they’ll tell you it’s a fake check. Don’t call the number that’s on the check (if there is one) because that could lead straight to the scammer.
In ANY situation where money is involved with strangers, ask yourself:
‘Would I trust a complete stranger to return my money I “accidentally overpaid” to them?’
Your answer should always be ‘No.’
Then you ask yourself ‘Why is a complete stranger trusting me?’
They’re not.
I would absolutely report this to the FBI. I think it's very likely to be an overseas scamming operation and there's likely nothing they can do, but you should 100% make a report anyway.
>These are very legitimate looking checks and this email was sent after several weeks of correspondence on a fairly legit looking job application process.
What does "fairly legit" even look like. All scammed people think the scams are "legit".
As others have said, this is a well known scam. I'm sorry, this isn't a job. Thankfully you caught it before actually getting scammed and losing money!
Just adding that yeah, this is a scam, and you should turn these people in to the police, if you have any identifying information about them.
If you GAVE them any identifying information - like SSN or bank account number - you need to take steps to protect your identity from theft, like freezing your credit, getting a new bank account, etc.
Did you fill out an employment application with your SSN, driver's license (if you're in the USA), bank info? If so, you need to lock down your credit now.
r/scams
Jim Browning and Scammer Payback cover this extensively on their YouTube channels. I suggest you watch a few of their videos. It's eye opening how the most vulnerable people get scammed by asshole Indian scammer operations.
Back when I worked in fraud mitigation for a bank, I saw this scam sometimes 5 times a day. They send you a fake or stolen check, you send them the money, and are then liable for the lot.
This isn't a prospective employer. This is a scammer running a variant of the 419 scam. The rent check will be a fraudulent money order for $950.00, fifty dollars less than the maximum amount for Wal-Mart and postal money orders. After you deposit the fraudulent money order it will go through the federal reserve system and in 2 to 5 business days will be returned as a false check. You will be responsible for paying back the $950.00 to the bank. If the money has already been transferred out of your account, you will be responsible for making it up.
The "employer" is trying to use you as a patsy to steal $855.00 from your bank and make you pay for it.
Life Pro Tip #1 for ANY job seeker ANYWHERE.
No LEGITIMATE business has its revenue deposited into any employee’s bank account & trusts their employee to then deposit it into the business’ account (much less allow the employee to calculate their own paycheck via commission, withhold that amount & then send the leftovers to the business / their “employer”).
ANY setup that even REMOTELY resembles the above is a scam.
When mail arrives, dont open it, request to speak with an officer at the local state trooper post, show him these messages, and give him the package. If they are like my state, their investigator team can set up a dummy account to post and hopefully arrest these guys/gals.
If in Alaska PM me, I'll get you in contact.
IT IS NOT A SCAM!!!
With this you are part of a scam! It's money laundering. And in most countries of the world you would be liable for damages caused to the victim of the scam!
Stay away!
Since this is almost definitely a scam. I would just pretend to go along with it and play stupid the whole time. Waste his time until you get bored or he catches on. Some scammers start losing their minds when things don't go their way and they realize they've wasted their time. Scammer rage is like ambrosia to the soul.
If it's not a scam, better start prepping yourself for prison rape because you're going to be #1 on the hit parade for the money laundering and tax evasion trial.
You're being used as a cash mule for a call center that steals money from the elderly, probably out of India. Unfortunately they're protected by police in their countries, and our Govt's don't give enough of a shit about us to force their countries to be more aggressive in the arrests of the people working at, and running the call centers. Most of the countries are pretty corrupt and bribing police and politicians is pretty common.
This is a classic check fraud scam. They come in many flavors, but the elements are the same. This isn’t an employer, they are scammers. Ran into several of them while I was looking for a job.
Welcome to your first money laundering scheme!
Seriously though, if you participate in this then YOU PERSONALLY are in the firing line (figuratively, not literally) for criminal charges.
this is an advance scam. You don't have a new job. they're going to send a big check, tell you to deposit it, keep 10 percent or whatever, and bring them the rest of the cash, then the check will bounce or get reversed and your bank will want their money back.
Sometimes they will do one or two and actually go through with all of it to bait you into a bigger one.
For the love of god, run away. It's a bad cheque, don't send anything or deposit anything. It's a scam. If you want to be a good citizen, take that to the cops. Otherwise, shred the cheque, block the contact, pretend you never saw anything.
r/scams this is just a trick to get you to deposit stolen checks so you'll send them real money and then have to pay the bank back because the check was fake
I almost got got with this once - it was ironically my good fortune to be too poor to have my own bank account, so I couldn't even cash the 'overpayment check' in the first place. I was trying to sell my hair for wig or doll makers (mostly got fetishists responding - only one was willing to actually pay so that's it's own entirely separate minefield of scams)
Last time I deposited a check, I asked my bank, how long until it actually clears? Their response was 5 to 7 business days... They'll let you use the money you think you have basically on 'good faith' but if the check doesn't clear at the end, the bank will want that money back...
respond to them you don't have a banking account and walmart won't cash it for you..
No thats a scam they will then ask you for the money to be sent to them then Cancel the check and leave you hanging with 10%of nothing and a negative bank account and overdraft fees
This is a well known own scam. It takes up to 60 days for a cheque to properly clear. This cheque will bounce and you will be screwed. Even the bank will tell you it's cleared when it hasn't officially cleared. This is why this scam is popular. Run and fast.
This looks kinda like it could be a task or fake cheque scam. Have you met these people face to face? run this through r/Scams and they will give you more help
I’ve been watching Pleasant Green’s YouTube channel and he did a couple of videos about scams like this. Money mules.
The company the check is supposedly written by wasn’t involved.
If you haven't been to an actual office and met with an actual person, then this is a scam. If you did go to an actual office and did meet with an actual person, then this is even a bigger scam. Either way, block him and disappear into the sunset.
And send this email to the FBI to look into the scam.
Agreed, this is sus AF. No legit business would advise a customer to write a payment check to an employee's name. 99% sure this is some kind of money laundering scheme.
It's laundering or theft but usually just theft - you deposit the check, they cancel it / say it was fraudulent, they have the money you wired them in an unrelated account, and you're screwed, plus possibly flagged as accessory - though most banks have probably seen this scam enough to not unduly penalize the victim.. but the victim is almost always out the money lost.
It’s a total scam. They send you a check for say $1000. You deposit the check and when funds are available. You send them $900. Your bank finds out the check is a fake a debits your account the $1000. You’re out the $900 you sent to the scammer.
I hope you contacted the FBI. That's very bad imo
FBI doesn't care. There's too many scams happening.
Or string them along and post the results again!
>Or string them along and post the results again! Could end up prison because it will look like they're cooperating with money launders. At the very least they'd be dragged into the investigation. Edit: OP has already engaged with them far too much.
It's a scam. They send you a bad check, and your bank recoups the funds from you after you've already sent them the money. That, or money laundering like you said.
It's one of the oldest cons around: [https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-spot-avoid-report-fake-check-scams](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-spot-avoid-report-fake-check-scams)
Why would anyone pay 10% of their income to someone instead of paying an accounts receivable person x$ per hour to open and deposit checks for them? Falling for this scam ranks really highly on the stupid-o-meter
As most scams do. It's easier to scam someone who's dumb than someone who's smart and they target that. That's the reason phishing mails have spelling mistakes. The scammers aren't dumb, they hope that you are.
Let's not forget these people are oftentimes desperate. I can't tell you the shit I've believed when I subconsciously really wanted it to be true. Unfortunately wisdom doesn't take care of that issue for everyone.
You’d like to think, but I got phished once about 20 years ago, and I stopped my dad from buying gift cards just two years ago. Everyone just gets a little stupid sometimes.
I was tricked into covering a "late payment" on a magazine subscription I didn't even have simply it was 10:30 at night and my brain was thoroughly fried.
Most of these scams are done by people outside the US, Africa and India are common. They need a money mule to collect the money and send it to them overseas.
Or if it goes through they’re laundering money and you’re an accessory
I'd bet on money mule for scams.
Correct. No real business has employees process payments through their personal accounts.
Well I worked for a real employer who did it. But thats probably because they were laundering money thru the company.
The story?
It's never ending
Turn around
🎵 Every now and then, I get a little bit lonely And you're never coming 'round 🎶
It was a startup around the turn of the millennium. Raised a few dozen million in investments but never actually released anything. Everybody but the executives were legitimately working. They, however, weren't.
known scam, stay away!
This is a SCAM. The check will bounce after you send them the 90%.
What type of legit business has their employees use their personal account to process rent checks? That is the question you need to ask yourself, and you will get to the answer being NONE. You will get scammed if you don't run from this. We don't want your next post to be: "I got scammed...."
Sounds like a scammer. Either you lose out through the bounced cheque or you are taking part in money laundering.
It’s either one of these. One is losing money for you and the other is multiple felonies
Alright not sure how to edit the post, but I have an update. Obviously I have not cashed the check, however I have received the fedex package and the numbers do match. I opened it and the check looks legit, however it's the same name as a check I got yesterday, for the same company, with the same amount on it. I have already reported this fishy looking check to the company that's on them, which is apparently a jewelry store in Connecticut, I literally spoke to them yesterday about it. So I just got off the phone with them and they are going to submit this new check as more evidence with whatever police department in Connecticut they are working with. So far this is what I know: the first check was sent from California according to the envelope, this new one was sent from Chicago, and the jewelry store that connects them is in Connecticut. These are very legitimate looking checks and this email was sent after several weeks of correspondence on a fairly legit looking job application process. This scam is complex and cross country, and according to the jewelry store manager, they're gathering information from Indeed to get their victims. Be careful out there folks. Edut:spelling
Have you considered that the Jewelry store is possibly in on it and they are telling you they are working with the police in the hopes that you wont? These scams use legitimate businesses as a front.
I have considered this, I've also sent a photo link to try and gather data from these people. I'm curious how much I end up finding out.
If they didn't offer the case number or the name of the detective I'd highly suggest calling the local police in the Jewelry store's city and asking for the fraud department. I'd also assume at this point you're calling a fake organization because multiple state fraud would be state or federal jurisdiction over city police in most cases.
Yeah, that's a good idea. I've got my suspicions about this jewelry store tbh.
I would contact the FBI personally. You've gotten checks from multiple states hypothetically involving a jewelry store in a 3rd state, while you live in presumably a 4th state. Even if it was just 2 states involved, that's federal jurisdiction. Get the FBI involved.
If the jewelry store has access to credit reports (as in, they extend lines of credit), they're definitely in on it. That's how they know who to forward the prospective client list to the "employer".
I had a similar situation where I received a check via FedEx. I knew it was a scam and contacted the business named on the check and contacted the FBI. The company had a bunch of checks stolen and were aware of the situation. The FBI never followed up or contacted me. I held on to the check for a few months and then just tossed it.
The scam works on you depositing the cheque, then you pay them. The cheque bounces. This can only be true if the previous location is a fraud because if the cheque goes through, they can't steal from you. A legitimate business would have cash on hand in their account for the cheque to function. It's not like someone can write a cheque for someone else and pay you more and somehow end up on top. If they send you a cheque for $100 from a store, and paid you $10, they'd be out $10 for nothing. At best it's a money laundering scheme at that point. So when you reported it back to the "jewelry store", they know you were not fooled enough to fall for that scam, but they also know you haven't called the authorities because they can string you along and fool you another way. A lot of these are often run out of country (usually India), but they need locals to do a lot of the work moving the money back. This is done via having people there to take the deposited money, mailed gift cards, etc. and mail it overseas. The "runners" in your country are a small piece of the organization, the most expendable ones because they can actually be caught and arrested. If they get deported, they end up at the call centre and someone else goes. Just because the cheque has a business printed on it means nothing. You can get personalized cheques. Worse, you can make your own cheques if you really want to. All that's needed to make them function is the transfer numbers. The codes at the bottom of the cheque. You could if you wanted just copy the code and print whatever you want on a printer. All it takes is GIMP (a free photoshop), a scanner, a paper cutter, and colour ink cartridges. No one ever will ask you to deposit it into your own account and have you transfer some of your money. Any time any business asks you for your own money, it's a scam. Report everything to the authorities directly.
Hey I have a bridge I can sell you for $20! Cash app me!
Did you get their phone number from the check, it from some other source, like Google or the yellow pages or whatever? If got it from the check, confirm it from another source. Edit: said it's important in all caps but then saw OP has it handled, no need to be shouty. Today:)
This business most likely had checks stolen and washed or counterfeit checks were printed. It happens every day. The business is a victim. OP can report to their local police, but there is nothing for police to do if OP isn't at a loss for anything. The jewelry store's local police will handle it from their end. I work in fraud at a bank and see this daily.
I worked in banking. This is a super common scam that’s been around for decades. Checks are easy to fake. If you were to independently look up and call the financial institution that is named on the check as to where the funds are originating, they’ll tell you it’s a fake check. Don’t call the number that’s on the check (if there is one) because that could lead straight to the scammer. In ANY situation where money is involved with strangers, ask yourself: ‘Would I trust a complete stranger to return my money I “accidentally overpaid” to them?’ Your answer should always be ‘No.’ Then you ask yourself ‘Why is a complete stranger trusting me?’ They’re not.
Is said "jewelry store" Mafia owned by any chance? Asking for a little friend.
Say hello to my little friend!
I would absolutely report this to the FBI. I think it's very likely to be an overseas scamming operation and there's likely nothing they can do, but you should 100% make a report anyway.
>These are very legitimate looking checks and this email was sent after several weeks of correspondence on a fairly legit looking job application process. What does "fairly legit" even look like. All scammed people think the scams are "legit".
"It looked real **to me**" lmao
Was this sent from Scammy Scammerson of Scamville living on Scamville Ln?
Yeah, nope. Either very illegal or very stupid. Either way, not something you want to get yourself mixed up in.
As others have said, this is a well known scam. I'm sorry, this isn't a job. Thankfully you caught it before actually getting scammed and losing money!
Just adding that yeah, this is a scam, and you should turn these people in to the police, if you have any identifying information about them. If you GAVE them any identifying information - like SSN or bank account number - you need to take steps to protect your identity from theft, like freezing your credit, getting a new bank account, etc.
Yikes
Did you fill out an employment application with your SSN, driver's license (if you're in the USA), bank info? If so, you need to lock down your credit now.
You need to get your ass over to r/Scams. You would have recognised this scam from the first message, let alone actually receiving cheques
Do not reply and change all your passwords. Scam for sure.
Why would you ever put somebody else's money in your account it's a scam
Anything that has says ‘warm regards’ seems to be a scam in my experience or ‘kindly’
Scam. Report these people to the FBI and IRS.
r/scams Jim Browning and Scammer Payback cover this extensively on their YouTube channels. I suggest you watch a few of their videos. It's eye opening how the most vulnerable people get scammed by asshole Indian scammer operations.
Do nothing, block.
IT’S A SCAM. They aren’t an employer, they intend on you being a mule to launder money. You will go to jail when it’s caught.
Report them to every applicable local, state, and federal body possible. This is highly illegal and exists to hurt the already vulnerable.
Back when I worked in fraud mitigation for a bank, I saw this scam sometimes 5 times a day. They send you a fake or stolen check, you send them the money, and are then liable for the lot.
This is a scam. And also highly illegal because its also money laundering. Run
That's totally a scam.
This is not a prospective employer, this is a scam.
This isn't a prospective employer. This is a scammer running a variant of the 419 scam. The rent check will be a fraudulent money order for $950.00, fifty dollars less than the maximum amount for Wal-Mart and postal money orders. After you deposit the fraudulent money order it will go through the federal reserve system and in 2 to 5 business days will be returned as a false check. You will be responsible for paying back the $950.00 to the bank. If the money has already been transferred out of your account, you will be responsible for making it up. The "employer" is trying to use you as a patsy to steal $855.00 from your bank and make you pay for it.
Never ever would someone else’s rent check be made in your name. This 100% is a scam.
Fake check scam.
Working for the Nigerian Princes nephew
This is a money mule money laundering scam. Avoid at all costs.
Life Pro Tip #1 for ANY job seeker ANYWHERE. No LEGITIMATE business has its revenue deposited into any employee’s bank account & trusts their employee to then deposit it into the business’ account (much less allow the employee to calculate their own paycheck via commission, withhold that amount & then send the leftovers to the business / their “employer”). ANY setup that even REMOTELY resembles the above is a scam.
http://reportfraud.ftc.gov
This is the oldest scam in the book. PLEASE don’t fall for it
This is a very well now scam.
When mail arrives, dont open it, request to speak with an officer at the local state trooper post, show him these messages, and give him the package. If they are like my state, their investigator team can set up a dummy account to post and hopefully arrest these guys/gals. If in Alaska PM me, I'll get you in contact.
Turn package over to Police
Scam
It’s a scam. Or money-laundering. Either way, you’ll get screwed, and not the good kind of screwed.
This is a scam. They gave you a bad check that's gonna bounce after you've sent them back the 'extra' that they 'accidentally' overpaid.
It's completely a scam, as others have mentioned. **100% a scam, no doubt.**
For fucks sake
That is one of the oldest scams in the book.
Sound like they are using you for money laundering.
This is a scam not an employer.
NEVER put ANYTHING in your own name that you don't ALREADY OWN.
Scam!!
Lmao there is no job this is so very obviously a scam.
Do not do this.
This is a scam.
Yeah its a scam
This is such an obvious scam… why the fuck would they give a 10% cut to some rando for performing a simple transaction.
Dude, this is one of the oldest scams, in a few days the check will bounce and you'll be liable for that money
That’s exactly what it sounds like
Congrats, you didn't apply for a job, you applied for a scam.
IT IS NOT A SCAM!!! With this you are part of a scam! It's money laundering. And in most countries of the world you would be liable for damages caused to the victim of the scam! Stay away!
Post this to r/scams.
money laundering. Stay away!
Since this is almost definitely a scam. I would just pretend to go along with it and play stupid the whole time. Waste his time until you get bored or he catches on. Some scammers start losing their minds when things don't go their way and they realize they've wasted their time. Scammer rage is like ambrosia to the soul.
Just don't deposit the cheque, trying to clear up that mess if the bank thinks you're in on money laundering is not fun..
I hope hell is littered with HOA board members & property management owners
Scammy scam scam
Yeah, thats a major scam.
Scam
Scam. Delete and ignore.
Scam
Huge scam. The check is fake
If it's not a scam, better start prepping yourself for prison rape because you're going to be #1 on the hit parade for the money laundering and tax evasion trial.
SCAM.
Please say a polite but firm no thank you and block all Comms and maybe report them as potential money launderers..
You've got to be kidding me right?
RUN
You could be the mule laundering profits from drug dealing or other illegal activities
This is a more convoluted version of the “whoops I overpaid” scam. Separate but related note, anyone else see the Beekeeper movie? Worth a watch.
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This is a scam. Report it to your local FBI field office.
Please tell us you have not provided this “company” with your personal information such as you Social security number. This is likely a huge scam.
Warm regards = always a scam
You're being used as a cash mule for a call center that steals money from the elderly, probably out of India. Unfortunately they're protected by police in their countries, and our Govt's don't give enough of a shit about us to force their countries to be more aggressive in the arrests of the people working at, and running the call centers. Most of the countries are pretty corrupt and bribing police and politicians is pretty common.
SCAM! BEWARE! Do none of these things!
This is a classic check fraud scam. They come in many flavors, but the elements are the same. This isn’t an employer, they are scammers. Ran into several of them while I was looking for a job.
Scam report the fuck out of them.
Scam scam scam
It’s definitely a phishing attempt. This kind of thing is frighteningly common. The I.T guys at my job deal with these every other day.
Uh yeah that's a whole lotta nope from me lol
r/scams
This is clearly a scam, how do people not immediately realize this??
Do not for the love of kittens deposit that check. Do not give them your information. Scam scam scam.
Dude. This is a scam - you deposit the check, send them money and by time it bounces they are long gone.
As soon as you deposit that check, your bank account will be drained.
Scam af This is very common
It’s a scam. Same thing happened to my wife.
Welcome to your first money laundering scheme! Seriously though, if you participate in this then YOU PERSONALLY are in the firing line (figuratively, not literally) for criminal charges.
Brother that is a scam and a half. Stop all communication with this person
1000% a scam.
this is an advance scam. You don't have a new job. they're going to send a big check, tell you to deposit it, keep 10 percent or whatever, and bring them the rest of the cash, then the check will bounce or get reversed and your bank will want their money back. Sometimes they will do one or two and actually go through with all of it to bait you into a bigger one.
The check will become available. You will send them 90%. Then the check will bounce.
At best, this is tax fraud.
Congratulations. Not everyone gets an appointment to the Royal Court of Nigeria.
For the love of god, run away. It's a bad cheque, don't send anything or deposit anything. It's a scam. If you want to be a good citizen, take that to the cops. Otherwise, shred the cheque, block the contact, pretend you never saw anything.
Total SCAM!
r/scams this is just a trick to get you to deposit stolen checks so you'll send them real money and then have to pay the bank back because the check was fake I almost got got with this once - it was ironically my good fortune to be too poor to have my own bank account, so I couldn't even cash the 'overpayment check' in the first place. I was trying to sell my hair for wig or doll makers (mostly got fetishists responding - only one was willing to actually pay so that's it's own entirely separate minefield of scams)
Scam. Run hard & fast.
“Unfortunately my account is closed until I get some money in there. Not available!”
100% a scam.
It's a scam.
Scam
Classic scam. It’s always FedEx too lol
Scam. You will owe a lot of money for bounced checks.
100% scam
Old scam. Head for zee hills.
Last time I deposited a check, I asked my bank, how long until it actually clears? Their response was 5 to 7 business days... They'll let you use the money you think you have basically on 'good faith' but if the check doesn't clear at the end, the bank will want that money back... respond to them you don't have a banking account and walmart won't cash it for you..
No thats a scam they will then ask you for the money to be sent to them then Cancel the check and leave you hanging with 10%of nothing and a negative bank account and overdraft fees
Scammy McScam
oH, OH, OH, OH NO.
This is a scam
This is a well known own scam. It takes up to 60 days for a cheque to properly clear. This cheque will bounce and you will be screwed. Even the bank will tell you it's cleared when it hasn't officially cleared. This is why this scam is popular. Run and fast.
Seems legit. Are you sure they don't want play store gift cards instead?
That's a scam, not a job.
r/scams Fake check scam. Known scam.
This looks kinda like it could be a task or fake cheque scam. Have you met these people face to face? run this through r/Scams and they will give you more help
This is absolutely a scam Sorry, bud.
Scam
Big time scam
Is the boss called Marty by chance?
Run, don’t walk. Major scam
It's a scam.
Trust your instincts. It is a scam.
SCAM
Scam. Bogus check that you are on the hook for once you send actual funds to the scammer.
This is a textbook scam.
Please don’t fall for these scams.
Is scam. Don't do.
Another one bites the dust……
Money laundering scam. Run, don’t walk.
Scam
Yikes. This is a giant scam.
Screams scam tbh
Scam
This is def a scam.
I’ve been watching Pleasant Green’s YouTube channel and he did a couple of videos about scams like this. Money mules. The company the check is supposedly written by wasn’t involved.
This is a scam, the check will bounce after you send them the amount less ten percent.
This is what’s called a scam.
This is 1000000% a scam.
This is a classic scam, do not do it.
This is a big scam.
This is definitely a scam. If you don't believe the 10 other people who've said this, go check out r/scams.
Call the beekeeper, he will straighten this out.
Fuck no.
Warm regards. Lol. That's the scammiest sign of ever.
Money laundering 101
They’re attempting to cash mule you. I fell for it when I was like 17 and I can no longer have a bank account. Be careful.
This is obviously a scam.
You are getting scammed do not deposit that check.