Type of a scam Employment
I responded to an ad on Kijiji for Area Coordinator. ‘*** ***’ responded with the job description and asked for a response to the email if still interested in the position. Employment forms were sent to me. I completed them and emailed them back. I was told I was on a probation period for 2 weeks, in which I would be paid $23/hr and if hired full-time after probation, pay would be $38/hr. She needed my direct deposit information to set up payments. I asked if we could do e-transfer or PayPal instead as I did not feel comfortable sending that information to someone I never met. She was okay with that. Projects with deadlines were sent to me for me to complete. I did a couple (PowerPoint presentation on local housing, universities, attractions, etc, etc) I asked for a verification on payment structure, no response. I asked about the validity of the company, no response. I Googled the number- scam cautions, without a traceable name showed up. I called, no response. She also had had me download Viber app to communicate/track hours and I messaged her on there- no response. Her unresponsive, even when I told her I was suspicious of scam and was going to report it, leads me to believe she is not the one who is responsible for this.