Victim Location 84058
Type of a scam Employment
The scammer used my LinkedIn account to see my resume. Then they used two Linkedin account names and made a connection with me. The first name that they used was Greg Ericson who they said worked for Essilor. He first contacted me by text and then contacted me by phone call. Then they said that they wanted to set up an instant messaging interview with me. They gave me a gmail address and wanted me to contact them through google hangout app. On the instant messenger they said that I would be speaking with a different person and his name was Steve Cunningham. I spoke with Steve for 3 hours about the job and what I could bring to their company. After this they said that I was what they were looking for and that they offered me the job. They said that they would be sending me HR paperwork that I would need to fill out and send back to them. They then said that they would send it back to me in the mail and have me sign the paperwork and that they were sending me an Apple Laptop. So this morning I felt like this was to good to be true and decided to contact them through the IM app and just talk to them about my concerns. I could not get a straight answer from them. I told them that I felt like this was a scam and that they would need to prove to me that they were legit. I told them that I wanted to have a face to face chat on a video chat. They said okay and I called them multiple times and every time they would answer the chat they would cover the video camera on their side. The last time that I called they answered and I was able to get a clear picture of the guy. He did not match the picture on the Linkedin Profile. The profile was a white guy in his 50s and the guy that was on the video chat was a African American male in his 30s. They also told me that they had already sent me a "Good Check" in the mail so that I could purchase my equipment. I will let you know if I receive it.