Type of a scam Employment
I was contacted by someone saying they were this company, which was supposedly based in Toronto and they would be opening a new office in my city (Ottawa). They said they were staffing several positions and was I still interested in an Administrative Assistant job. If so please respond with my full name and telephone number stating I am interested in a telephone interview. A few days later I received a phone call and telephone interview. A couple days after that I was sent another e-mail stating that I passed the interview and they were interested in hiring me. They said they wanted to send me a cheque by mail to buy supplies to help set up their new office. They asked for my full name, mailing address and telephone number so they could send me the cheque. I found this very suspicious so I googled the business name and address and nothing came up. So I came on here to do a search for scams and found many similar scenarios. I stopped communicating with them after this. I am guessing they would eventually ask for my S.I.N. or banking information to process my pay and try to rob me blind. I hope this helps prevent others from being taken advantage of.