Victim Location 77701
Type of a scam Employment
Got a letter and a check in the mail for $1000.00 from Secret Shopper out of AR. Couple of weeks ago I put in my resume’ online, trying to find a job. There was no calls from anyone, just got this in the mail with instructions to cash the check. Sent $800.00 back to them and keep $300.00 for myself. I was so happy I took in the check to Ace Check Cashing and they told me to immediately go to the BBB and let them see it. The lady at the check cashing place was very nice, she told me if I were to try and cash the check, I would be arrest for a felony. I’ve been out of work for a very long time, I don’t have the money to pay back. Very grateful to the cash checking lady for keeping out of trouble.
Victim Location 23510
Type of a scam Employment
Consumer receives phone messages from (202) 517-8075 offering $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 weekly and no upfront fees and work from home. No traceable business address and does not appear to be legitimate.
Victim Location 70714
Type of a scam Employment
I received a phone call today 1/27/2018 about employment. The lady left a message stating "congratulations you were hired for a facebook or google job paying $550 per day from the comfort of your very own home. There are only 23 positions left in your city. So hurry up and apply now online at careerapply.org thats careerapply.org. We are looking forward to working with you. I don’t even know how these people got my cellphone number. So, I googled careerapply.org. The first thing that came up was careerapply.org scam. This made me think it wasn’t a legitimate employment opportunity. I decided to check the ScamPulse.com website. Sure enough there it was. Another person had reported the same exact scam. I didn’t lose any money. Just wanted others to be aware of the scam.
Victim Location 36869
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
The scammer claimed to pay 300$ Via check through the mail per week in advanced to do shopping and picking up packages for them. I think I would have had to deposit the check into my bank account and that’s when they would have taken money.